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Read an Excerpt from A Darker Shade of Blue: A Police Officer's Memoir by Keith Merith

At just 16 years old, Keith Merith was pulled over by a white police officer only to be berated and degraded with no cause. After being exposed to this abuse of power, Merith vowed to one day to join ...

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