When the BPOA was founded it was done so to eliminate injustice against African American Officers. Those injustices and hurdles have been overcome. As one blogger posted we may be light bue and dark blue but we are all blue. Black and white Officers work side by side in all ranks from patrol officers to the Chief of Police. (Yes, Chief White is and African American Officer) The BPOA had in the past few years of its existance largely become more of a social organization due to the aforementioned