1/ Blacks are 12.3% of total employed, but 16.4% of people employed in justice, public order, and safety activities, according to the Current Population Survey. bls.gov/cps/cpsaat18.h…
2/ Blacks, especially women, are overrepresented in the U.S. military (except black men in the @USMC, strangely). There are nearly as many black women as white women in @USArmy, even though there are 5 times as many employed white women as black women in 🇺🇸cfr.org/article/demogr… 
3/ I had assumed the opposite and was going to suggest that increased diversity in recruitment could help alleviate racial bias in the police force and military and improve public perceptions. But it turns out these institutions are already some of the most diverse in the nation
4/ Can anyone direct me towards the best and most recent research on the effect of police officer diversity on police-caused homicide? cc: @jenniferdoleac
