Chicagoans remember trailblazing cop Renault Robinson
A South Side church service Tuesday celebrated the life of Renault Robinson, a former Chicago cop who organized against police racism in the ’60s and ’70s.
A South Side church service Tuesday celebrated the life of Renault Robinson. He’s a former Chicago cop who organized against police racism in the ’60s and ’70s. He also sued successfully to force CPD to hire more minority and female officers. In the ’80s, under Mayor Harold Washington, Robinson had a stormy tenure as head of the Chicago Housing Authority. He died this month at age 80.
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Chicagoans remember trailblazing cop Renault Robinson
A South Side church service Tuesday celebrated the life of Renault Robinson, a former Chicago cop who organized against police racism in the ’60s and ’70s.
A South Side church service Tuesday celebrated the life of Renault Robinson. He’s a former Chicago cop who organized against police racism in the ’60s and ’70s. He also sued successfully to force CPD to hire more minority and female officers. In the ’80s, under Mayor Harold Washington, Robinson had a stormy tenure as head of the Chicago Housing Authority. He died this month at age 80.