Deadline Detroit | Bowens: Fighting Back Against Racial Profiling at Detroit's 8 Mile Border
by Greg Bowens Detroiter Ed Black looks up at the billboard with a new sense of hope. High above the Golden Greek Bar, at the corner of Marx and 8 Mile, a billboard went up around 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. “Racial profiling zone? This is it! This is the zone,” says Black.Facing east, it blares a warning for westbound drivers: “DANGER Racial Profiling Zone. Cameras Out! Share Your Story 313.883.9121.” The billboard towers above the intersection at 8 Mile and Dequindre – where the borders of Detroit, Warren and Hazel Park meet. This sign is for Hazel...
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