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Missouri police stopped blacks
more than whites in 2014
By Jim Suhr
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The disparity in the rate at which Missouri authorities pulled over black drivers compared with whites last
■ar surged to its highest level since the state began compiling data 15 years ago, the state’s top law enforcer said June 1.
Attorney General Chris Koster’s annual report analyzing traffic stops by race found that African-American drivers were 75
■rcent more likely than white motorists to be stopped on Missouri’s roads based on their proportionate share of the dri ving-age
jpulation. That’s nine percentage points higher than last year. In 2000, blacks were 31 percent more likely than whites to be
report is Missouri’s first since the racial unrest that followed the shooting death last August in Ferguson of Michael
town, a black, unarmed 18-year-old, by a white police officer. Koster’s report shows that black drivers in the predominantly
lack St. Louis suburb were stopped last year at a disparity rate lower than the statewide average.
Koster cautioned that with 622 law enforcement agencies, there is no single explanation as to why the disparities exist and that
ie statistics don’t prove law officers are making vehicle stops based on the driver’s race. But Koster said in a statement that his
ffice’s analysis of nearly 1.7 million 2014 traffic stops “provides law enforcement, legislators and the public a starting point as
lev consider improvements to process and changes to policy to address these issues. . .
Law enforcement officers say racial disparities in traffic stops may appear higher in some predominantly white cities because
f interstate highways or retail and tourist destinations that attract minority drivers who are not part of the local population.
The report shows that Hispanic drivers were stopped at a lower rate than white or black drivers. Law officers searched ts-
anic and black drivers at a higher rate than white drivers. But of those who were searched, whites were found with contraband
tahigher rate than black and Hispanic drivers.
Roughly five dozen law enforcement agencies indicated they made no traffic stops last year, Koster said.
Even though Ferguson fared better than the statewide average, that city’s policing and municipal courts were widely scruti-
ilzed after Brown’s shooting death touched off angry, sometimes violent protests. The case also led to demonstrations in other
Hies and spawned a national “Black Lives Matter” movement seeking changes in how police deal with minorities.
A grand jury and the Justice Department cleared the white officer in Brown’s death, but the federal agency did release a scathing report that
ited racial bias and profiling in Ferguson policing and in a profit-driven municipal court system that frequently targeted blacks.
Ferguson’s police chief, municipal court judge and city manager resigned following the Justice Department s probe.
Dr. Tashni Dubroy
Shaw University
Christopher G. Smith Joins Board of
M&F Bank
( M&F Bancorp, Inc. today announced that Christopher G. Smith
las been elected to the Board of Directors of its wholly owned
ubsidiary, Mechanics and Farmers Bank (M&F Bank). Mr. Smith
s a partner with the law firm of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett,
ditchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. (“Smith Anderson”), located in Raleigh,
IC.
“Mr. Smith brings considerable expertise in business as well as a
resh perspective to his position as Director. We are very pleased and
lonored to have a new Board member of his caliber supporting the
nission of this historic institution particularly as we move forward
vith future growth and rebranding plans,” said James A. Stewart,
Chairman of the M&F Bancorp, Inc. and M&F Bank Boards of
Directors.
At Smith Anderson, Smith, a Partner, is a trial and appellate lawyer
who counsels clients on business strategy matters. He manages large
multi-party and multi-jurisdiction litigation projects and mission-
critical projects for clients. Smith currently serves on the Board
of Directors of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and last
year was statewide Immediate Past-President of the North Carolina
Association of Defense Attorneys. He works with business groups
and government officials on initiatives to improve the quality and
efficiency of the administration of justice in North Carolina and on
policy and legislative matters affecting the business legal climate in
the state.
Smith serves in various leadership positions at Smith Anderson
including Business Litigation Team Leader, and as a member of
the firm's Policy and Planning Committee. Prior to joining Smith
Anderson in 1995, he was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen
and Hamilton in Washington, D.C. “I look forward to working with
the Bank and serving as an ambassador in the business community
and am honored to help direct this historic institution,” said Smith.
President Obama addresses fellows from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) prior to a
group photo in the State Dining Room of the White House, June .(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Christopher G. Smith
Smith received his B.A. in Political Science/American
Government from the University of Pennsylvania where he
graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta
Kappa. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Pennsylvania where he graduated cum laude.
Introduces Dr. Tashni
Dubroy as President
RALEIGH- Shaw University’s Board of Trustees Chairman Dr.
Joseph N. Bell introduced at a press conference Dr. Tashni (TASH-
KNEE) Dubroy (DO-BROY) as Shaw’s 17th president. Dubroy, a
Shaw graduate, is the third alumnus, third female and the second
youngest person to serve as Shaw’s president. Her appointment is
effective August 1, 2015.
“We wanted a proven leader, a seasoned academic, but most im
portantly, we sought an individual with business acumen who could
merge the qualities of excellence in higher education with the profes
sionalism of the board room,” said Shaw University Board of Trust
ees Chairman Dr. Joseph N. Bell, Jr. "These qualities were more than
evident in Dr. Dubroy, and we are delighted and excited to witness
what Dr. Dubroy will not only do for our University, but for our stu
dents, faculty, staff, alumni and community.”
Dubroy, 34, began her career as a research scientist at BASF, the
world’s leading chemical company. She quickly ascended the ranks,
receiving two promotions in two years. She served as a global tech
nology analyst and procurement manager at the company, where
she managed a strategic sourcing budget of $35 million. Following
her tenure at BASF, Dubroy was hired by her alma mater in 2011,
where she served as an associate professor of chemistry and later
the department chair of Shaw’s department of natural sciences and
mathematics. As a professor and department chair, Dubroy managed
the department’s $1.2 million budget, supervised 25 faculty members
and mentored 22 undergraduate students as part of the Shaw in Ja
maica international research project funded by the National Institutes
of Health. In 2014, Dubroy was promoted and became a member
of Shaw’s administrative team as the special assistant to the presi
dent for process optimization. In this role, she was responsible for
increasing efficiency and reducing cost through a detailed analysis of
the University’s operations to achieve quantifiable improvement and
growth across all campus departments.
Desiring to pursue her dream as a business owner, Dubroy co
founded Tea and Honey Blends in 2009, a hair care company that
manufactures and retails natural hair care products. She later opened
the Element Beauty Bar, a hair salon located in downtown Raleigh.
Passionate about the community, science and education, Dubroy
founded the Brilliant and Beautiful Foundation, a non-profit orga
nization dedicated to mentoring women in science. Each summer,
the foundation hosts a SMART Scholars workshop at North Carolina
State University’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, where
middle school girls make personal care products and market them to
ateam ofjudges.
“I have built my reputation on my ability to do, to listen, to lead
and to create diverse and inclusive teams,” said Dr. Dubroy. Our
strategy will be non-traditional, innovative and dynamic and I look
forward to leading my alma mater in the next phase of our journey.”
Dubroy is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades. In
2012, the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) National Alumni
Council presented her with an “Outstanding Young Alumni” award
for her service to Shaw. In 2014, she was awarded the Distinguished
Alumni in Science Diversity” Award by North Carolina State Uni
versity. Last year, The National Organization of Black Chemists
and Chemical Engineers honored Dubroy and her business partner
for their work in science and Entrepreneurship, calling them “21st
century visionary, entrepreneurial leaders, who are the New Chem
ists on the Block.” Dubroy has received fellowship awards from the
United Negro College Fund, National Science Foundation and the
National Organization for Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers,
and is published in various scientific journals including the Journal of
Physical Organic Chemistry. Cosmopolitan magazine recognized her
as a “fun, fearless female,” and she has been featured in both Money
magazine and Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek.
Dubroy graduated summa cum laude from Shaw University in
2002, and earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry. She earned a
Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from North Carolina State Uni
versity in 2007 and in 2010 she graduated with an MBA in marketing
from Rutgers University in New Jersey. Dubroy is a member of the
American Chemical Society and was nominated for membership in
Sigma Xi, the Distinguished Chemical Society.