The Broadway Triangle Community Coaltion includes over 40 church, civic, educational and community organizations that represent the areas largely African-American, Chassidic and Latin- American communities and includes the areas diverse array of ethnic, economic, business and religious organizations. The Broadway Triangle, as it is commonly known, is an approximately 21-block parcel of land which represents the largest public and privately owned development opportunity in Brooklyn. This area includes the 18 blocks defined in the 1989 Urban Renewal Plan, as well as an additional three blocks to the north that are currently also the subject of a redevelopment plan. The area is generally bounded by Broadway and Throop Avenues to the east; Park Avenue to the south; Marcy, Harrison, and Union Avenues to the west; and Lynch Street to the north.

In the USA (but of course not only there) people with a darker skin tone are confronted with the fact that they are often automatically under suspicion and treated like criminals even during otherwise routine stops or investigations by the police. Some police officials have become aware of this problem of discriminate scrutiny and treatment so in some places committees have been set up to ease the tensions and change perceptions.

As we go along in this political season we can see a difference in who Latinos and Blacks support. What is going on and how can the 2 groups bridge the divide to work together? Maurice Carver Executive Producer/Host of Black Men Screaming and Lorie Jones discuss the issue and suggest solutions.