Although it was raining and cold it did not stop thousands of community members from coming out to watch the Martin Luther King Jr. parade. On Monday January 18, 2010, Chief Beck along with other high officials walked the parade route while numerous bands played their school anthems. As he waved to the bystanders he noticed all the positive energy coming from community and knew it was going to be a great year ahead.
On January 16, 2010, Chief Beck attended the Martin Luther King Breakfast Celebration with several dignitaries. This was the second annual event to celebrate the life, legacy and vision of the civil rights leader. Over the past seven years, the LAPD has committed in restoring the public’s confidence, building trust and respect between the Los Angeles Police, African American community and the entire City of Los Angeles. The event was held at the University of Southern California.
On Sunday January 17, 2010, ABC aired a documentary, “LAPD-Transforming the Dream” which chronicled the long history of friction between law enforcement, America's ethnic communities, and how a police department with a progressive Chief, in unison with the political/community leadership turned Los Angeles into a healthier, safer city.
Chief Beck was featured, with a strong commitment to continuing the reform, "from the bottom up." Los Angeles' most prominent political, community, and business leaders were featured in the historic television program, which was recently touted in a Los Angeles Times editorial as a powerful documentary by Pierre Bagley.
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Well he is all the others are still better then that damn gates.
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