Tampa Police Have Run an 8-Year Crime Prevention Initiative with Tampa Landlords. It's Led to Several Unjust Evictions

A story in the Tampa Bay Times unpacked the Crime-Free Multi Housing program that has led to an outrageous amount of Black tenants being evicted for non-violent offenses.

Robles Park Housing Project, Tampa, FL; Image via @EmeraldMorrow on Twitter

In their 1995 debut single, “Cell Therapy”, Atlanta hip-hop group Goodie Mob questioned the motives of law enforcement agencies and property managers in low-income housing projects working in cahoots under the guise of protecting the neighborhood. When Cee-Lo Green rapped but eve…