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Green Bay Black Officer

Solomon Ayres, left, is Green Bay's first black officer in 152 years.

Green Bay has a black police officer for the first time in the 152-year history of its Police Department.

Solomon Ayres starts the first phase of a 17-week training regime this week. He says he expects some resistance from both black and white residents. But thinks his life experiences will help defuse difficult situations and make him open to different points of view.

Fran Jonet, president of Green Bay’s Police and Fire Commission, says hiring a black recruit is a long-awaited step in the right direction.

Census figures show that African-Americans make up about 2.5 percent of Green Bay’s more than 98,000 people. Its Police Department as 177 officers, including 15 women, four American Indians or Alaska natives and one Hispanic.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DMY19151/ DMY19151

    LOL..GET THE F**K OUT OF HERE….GREEN BAY…THE FIRST BLACK COP….IT’S 2009…THIS S**T SOUNDS LIKE SOME 1950 HISTORY S**T….F**K GREEN BAY AND F**K THE PACKERS TOO….

  • http://btx3.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/green-bay-first-black-police-officer-in-152-years/ Green Bay – First Black Police Officer…In 152 Years « Btx3’s Blog

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NOLUV4UHUN/ NOLUV4UHUN

    THATS SOME BS.. FORREAL.. HES THEIR BLACK OFFICER.. BUT THEY HAVE THE NERVER TO HIRE American Indians or Alaska natives and one Hispanic. THEY SHOULD BE A SHAME OF THEMSELVES.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AMANORFIRE82/ AMANORFIRE82

    FUCC WHITE PEOPLE!! THEY ARE BIGOT!! WHY DO THEY HAVE CENCUS TEST COS THEY WANT TO KNOW IF NON WHITES ARE STILL THERE COS WHITE FOLKS THE ONE WHO KILLED OUT THE NATIVE INDIAN AMERICANS!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    DMY… I’m here crackin da phucc up, that was funny as shyt! Why you go so hard on em like dat dough?

    So is this cat the Obama of the Five Oh?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MrWantSomeNewBooty/ MrWantSomeNewBooty

    Damn!!!!! How much crime do they have up there in Green Bay? It looks like they are geared up for Iraq or Afghanistan. LOL However, I guess it is about time. Those cheese heads don’t mess around.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Tried-N-True/ Tried-N-True

    (((((WOW))))) I had a dream……… :-)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nattyredds/ nattyredds

    NIGGA LOOK LIKE AN UNCLE TOM ALREADY

    YOU KNOW HE LOCKING UP THE BLACKS FIRST..JUST TO SHOW THEM “”POWERS THAT BE”" THAT HE CAN DO THE JOB WITHOUT FAVORITISM

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1--KIND/ 1–KIND

    152 years before its first black police officer? That’s ridiculous.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CARA-MELLO/ CARA-MELLO

    so, how was a black guy able to get hired way back in 1857?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sambuka-uka/ sambuka-uka

    ive learned that majority rules.220 million to our 40 million and 80 million if u add the hispanics but there full of racism as well.and look at africa where there are genocides carried out against each other.then look at america where u have genocide rappers all over the industry.i travel alot and let me tell u this,i rarely meet a young black man who can speak proper english.this why there hasnt been a black officer in green bay in a while.we have let the majority become our ring handlers.now look at these kids and there extra tight jeans.there now trying to take away our masculinity and make us more feminine cause they no they cant get rid of us.I guess its better for becky to get smashed by a petite black swan who cant even do push ups than a strong self-confident black man who will put it down and then whip daddy’s ass if he happens to barge in on his little princess.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2daTopnonStop/ 2daTopnonStop

    Is this because no one else applied? Or because the wouldn’t allow any blacks?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Culture/ Culture

    IS THIS GOD DAM PLACE IN AMERICA??? SOONER OR LATER THIS COUNTRY GOING TO SINK!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Culture/ Culture

    AMERICA DONT HAVE ANY MORAL VALUES AND GOOD HUMAN PRINCIPLES TO TEACH TO ANYONE.AMERICA IS A MARKET PLACE WHERE EVERYONE COMES TO MAKE MONEY.THERE IS NO DECENCY, THERE IS NO LOVE.GREENBAY SHOULD BE BURN FROM THE FACE OF THIS EARTH, WITH ALL ITS HATED PEOPLE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cedric09/ cedric09

    wow they have a live target now …. becareful my brother…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maysquad12/ maysquad12

    OBAMA BABY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/babyg1rl007/ babyg1rl007

    Is he a former Packer? If so, it’s great to see a football player leave the plantation.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NanniesGirl/ NanniesGirl

    I don’t wanna think about the “hows”, “whys”, etc. I just wish him the best.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sternie/ Sternie

    If it wasn`t for the Packers,would anybody even know Green bay exists?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Annunaki40/ Annunaki40

    For the best of the World and as it is, I wish him the best. I can only give this advice from which I have applied throughout my life, “keep your friends close, but keep those DAM enemies closer.” He will know who they are.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/steve797/ steve797

    @SAMBUKA-UKA… WHAT THE FU CK DOES HIP HOP HAVE TO DO WITH THIS? AND I WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT PROPER ENGLISH IS… THERE IS NO PROPER WAY TO TALK ITS JUST WHAT U HAVE BEEN TAUGHT… BACK IN AFRICA BLACK PPL WERE NOT TALKIN ENGLISH THIS IS A LANGUAGE OUR ANCESTORS ENSLAVERS TAUGHT THEM… AT BEST RAPPERS ARE CHANGING THE WORLD BUT AT WORST RAPPERS ARE REFLECTIN THE SAME IDEOLOGY THAT HAS MADE AMERICA WHAT IT IS. AMERICA == BUILT ON DECEIT,THIEVERY,DRUGS, VIOLENCE ANYTHING BAD U CAN NAME AMERICA WAS BUILT ON THOSE PRINCIPLES… SO STOP TAKIN THE WHITE MAN (EASY) WAY OUT AND BLAME HIP HOP. AND U THINKIN SOMEONE NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK “PROPER ENGLISH” WHATEVER THAT IS IS THE REASON NO BLACK MEN WERE HIRE IN 152YRS LETS ME KNOW HOW MUCH FAR FROM REALITY YOU ARE

    AND YES I KNOW THIS WAS OFF THE SBJECT

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chooseylover_1/ chooseylover_1

    “NattyReds” you an idiot. You probably are involved in some sort of illegal activity, that’s why you have such animosity and anger for someone you don’t even know. You are like so many other young men and women that don’t respect authority. Let’s just be happy for the brother and hope that he can make a difference there and change some folks opinions about black people. When will people learn that we are our own worst enemy, NOT “THE WHITE MAN”, we are the ones that allow our kids to wear their damned pants hanging off their behinds, showing their draws, cant walk straight without pulling up their pants, do-rags, blunts, and oversized t-shirts. Nobody makes us look like damned fools except us.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MARRIED_4LIFE1/ MARRIED_4LIFE1

    SMH…152 years? A dayum disgrace but not a shock. I’m sure this isn’t uncommon as we may think or wish to believe. Amazing what having an African American president can do and encourage. They receive no props from me and they only hired 1? Uh-huh not impressed.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nattyredds/ nattyredds

    @@@…..CHOOSEYLOVER

    SHUT DA F.U.C.K. UP YOU DUMBAZZ…U COMING OVER HERE WITH SUM CHILDISH AZZ NAME CALLING…WELL I CAN CALL NAMES AS WELL AS YOU CAN SEE

    I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE WITH A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER IN AN AREA OF NEW YORK THAT IS CONSIDERED MOSTLY WHITE (LONG ISLAND) AND VERY RACIST WHEN IT COMES TO THE POLICE FORCE….

    AS A BLACK MAN HE SAID HIS SO-CALLED COLLEAGUES OR FELLOW OFFICERS WOULD JUST WATCH HIS EVERY MOVE TO SEE IF HE WOULD LET BLACKS OFF EASY

    PLUS ONE MORE THING YOU SAY I AM LIKE MANY WHO HAVE NO RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY….

    WHOSE FUC.KING AUTHORITY YOU TALKING BOUT
    CUZ THE LAST THAT I CHECKED THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE “”"”AUTHORITY”"”" OVER MY BLACK AZZ IS MY MOMMA AND MY DADDY CUZ THEY ARE THE ONES WHO GAVE ME “”"LIFE”"”

    SO ANYBODY ELSE GETS NO RESPECT FROM ME….THAT IS SOMETHING EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS TO EARN FROM ME….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blkmail2000/ blkmail2000

    He’ll get white wash and sent to treat blackpeople like shi t another whiteman made uncle tom.

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