The Black in Blue Podcast

Henry King has a vast amount of law enforcement experience after retiring as the chief of police to a community in North Carolina. But duty soon called on him once more to serve in a leadership role at Winston-Salem State University. Find out more about Lieutenant King's journey in this episode.

As a rising star with the Tuskegee Police Department (birthplace of the famed Tuskegee Airmen), Loyd Jenkins was destined to lead a aviation-based law enforcement agency. Find out more about his journey in this episode.

Emeryville is not your typical Californian city. And its police chief is not your typical chief.  Find out how this atypical police chief navigates law enforcement and local politics in this episode.

After a long and illustrious career at a maximum security prison, Anthony Stewart decided it was time to retire and use his knowledge and experiences elsewhere to help people in the private sector stay safe. Find out more about Anthony and his journey in this episode.

New England native Din Jenkins worked for many years as a police sergeant and educated himself in several administrative functions of a law enforcement agency. He then took that knowledge and skills to the Boston Housing Authority where he rose to lead that specialized agency. Find out more about his journey in this episode.

New Mexico native and Oklahoma law enforcement executive Virgil Green found himself in an unexpected part of the country when an opportunity to become the chief of police in Minnesota in the wake of the George Floyd incident. Find out more about Chief Green in this episode.

Bay Area native Anisa McNack saw many things growing in Oakland, California. When she decided she wanted to make a change in her life, she chose the route of the BART Police Department and steadily rose through the ranks. Find out more about her story in this episode.

Lt. Anthony Sharp is a rising star in the Durham County, North Carolina Sheriff's Office who takes pride in leading by example. Find out more about his ups and downs in this episode.

Dupree Foster knew from an early age that he wanted to help people and, specifically,  be a police officer to do that. He now helps others realize that dream as a recruitment officer for the Chesapeake, Virginia Police Department. Find out more about his story in this episode.

Trey Mosley grew up on the streets of Los Angeles and the outlying Inland Empire having apathetic views of law enforcement. His life and views were forever changed when he took a friend's suggestion to join the San Diego Police Department. Now, his unique experiences help shape how he serves the community as a part of the new generation of police officers.

Ohio native Chantia Miller is an experienced, knowledgeable, and outspoken leader in the Cincinnati Police Department. Find out about her incredible journey in this episode.

North Carolina native Orlando Lilly migrated to Maryland after his service in the military and went on to serve for over two decades with the Baltimore County Police Department. After retirement he was called to action again to lead a specialized law enforcement agency into the future. Check out Superintendent Orlando Lilly's story in this episode.

NYC native Ernest Morales, III had a tough upbringing.  That upbringing led him to a life of athletics and the NYPD. After a long and distinguished career in the Big Apple, he took his talents to the Twin Cites of Minneapolis & Saint Paul, Minnesota. Learn more about his journey in this episode.

Eddie Smith was born and raised in the Atlanta area. A conversation with a Kuwaiti soldier when he served in Desert Storm convinced him to seek a career in law enforcement when he got back home. Find out more about his journey in this episode.

California Bay Area native Bisa French knew at young age that she wanted to serve her community and protect the innocent.  Find out more about her strong desire to serve allowed her to rise to the top of her profession in this episode.

Assistant Sheriff Tanzanika Carter began her law enforcement career with the San Francisco Sheriff's Office, but left early in her career for another agency.  Years later, she was called upon to return to the Office to be its Assistant Sheriff.  Find out more about her journey as a leader and a mother in this episode.

Chicago native Torre Williams came to Los Angeles to follow his dream of being a 3rd generation law enforcement officer.  Find out more about him and his journey in this episode.

Anthony Johnson served in several capacities with law enforcement agencies in Southern California. Now, he is a supervising investigator with the District Attorney's Office in Riverside County, California.  Find out more about Investigator Johnson and the job of a DA's Investigator in this episode.

Sarah Shendy has traveled a long distance from her native Saudi Arabia and Egypt to the plains of Northern Ohio where she is now a decorated police sergeant.  Find out more about Sergeant Shendy's journey in this episode.

Ronald Applin is a born and bred native of Atlanta, Georgia.  After retiring from the county sheriff's office and into teaching, he through his hat into the ring to help establish the school district's newly formed police department.  Check out more of Chief Applin's journey in this episode.

Orville Greene is a Jamaican immigrant whose family came to the US for the American dream.  He believed in that dream and went on to serve as an NYPD officer and now as a special agent for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, in charge for the agency's operations in Michigan, Ohio, and Northern Kentucky.  Learn more about his story in this episode.

Los Angeles native John Thomas grew up in South LA and later became an LAPD officer and left as a lieutenant before trying his hand at university policing. Hear his story in this episode.

Texas native Chief Rachel Johnson came to California after a tour of duty in the military.  She go hired on by a law enforcement agency in Southern California and never looked back.  Find out more of her story in this episode.

Single mother and Bay Area native Miiko Anderson was working a regular job until one day she decided she would take a chance and go to law school. That decision paid off in many ways. Find out more about Ms. Anderson's journey in this episode.

South Florida native Darrell Hunter always wanted to serve his community. But after college he went into the private sector.  However, that yearning to serve never left him so he decided to leave his comfortable life and enter the ranks of law enforcement. Find out more about Assistant Chief Hunter's journey in this episode.