Seeing Black Folks in High Law Enforcement Positions is Always Complicated for Me

The mayor of New York City recently appointed Keechant Sewell as its first-woman police commissioner and third Black person to hold the position.

Newly appointed NYC police commissioner, Keechant Sewell; Image credit: marca.com

As a part of my daily morning ritual, I watch Good Morning America to see what are the stories of the day receiving mainstream news coverage. When it was announced that Robin Roberts would be chatting with Keechant Sewell, the newly-appointed 45th police commissioner of the…