How police-community relations can be improved

Panel discussion on police-community relations
MPR reporter Brandt Williams (not pictured) moderated a discussion on police-community relations at MPR on March 22, 2016 for a forum presented by Twin Cities Black Journalists, the Minnesota chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. Panelists included Anthony Hines of Metro Transit Police, president of the Minnesota chapter of the National Black Police Association (NBPA); Brooke Blakey with Metro Transit Police, Secretary, NBPA ; Nick Khaliq, community activist; Suwana Kirkland of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, vice president, NBPA; and Michelle Gross, president, Communities United Against Police Brutality (l-r).
Toni Randolph | MPR News

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MPR News and Twin Cities Black Journalists hosted a panel discussion on police-community relations, featuring three community activists and three local members of the National Black Police Association. Recently, there have been several violent interactions between Twin Cities residents and police officers. How and why does this happen, and how can it be prevented?

The moderator is MPR News reporter Brandt Williams. Community activists are Minneapolis Urban League president Steven Belton, Michelle Gross of Communities Against Police Brutality and former St. Paul NAACP president Nick Khaliq.

Police officers are Lt. Anthony Hines of Metro Transit Police, Suwana Kirkland, Ramsey County Sheriff's deputy, and Brooke Blakey of Metro Transit Police.

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