In South, Bloomberg aims to move past stop-and-frisk remarks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) ” Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday sought to move past newly resurfaced years-old comments in which he defended the controversial ‘stop-and-frisk” policing tactic that has been found to disproportionately affect minorities.The billionaire former New York City mayor, who is now seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, launched a two-day tour of the South intended to build relationships with African Americans, who are a crucial voting bloc for the party. […]
