Many minorities view law enforcement with suspicion, distrust and in some cases even disdain, as research shows minorities frequently report police disproportionately single them out because of their race or ethnicity.
That's even more so the case today following the March death of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black woman, the May death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, and many other minorities who have died at the hands of law enforcement.
University of Cincinnati senior offensive tackle Darius Harper hopes to change that.
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"I want to change that bad taste about cops, about criminal justice," he said.