Robinson
Renault Robinson founded the Afro-American Patrolmen’s League with fellow CPD officer Edward “Buzz” Palmer. Chicago Sun-Times file
Robinson
Renault Robinson founded the Afro-American Patrolmen’s League with fellow CPD officer Edward “Buzz” Palmer. Chicago Sun-Times file

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.

Robinson
Renault Robinson founded the Afro-American Patrolmen’s League with fellow CPD officer Edward “Buzz” Palmer. Chicago Sun-Times file
Robinson
Renault Robinson founded the Afro-American Patrolmen’s League with fellow CPD officer Edward “Buzz” Palmer. Chicago Sun-Times file

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.