Jay-Z's Team Roc is suing the Kansas City Police Department
The philanthropic wing of Roc Nation is suing the KCPD for failing to produce records in a timely manner.
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Jay-Z’s Team Roc—the “philanthropic and social justice division” of the mogul’s Roc Nation entertainment company—is fighting for justice in Kansas City, Kansas. Per NBC News, the company just filed a suit against the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, for failing to “timely produce” law enforcement records relating to decade-long allegations of police brutality and misconduct.
“For decades, communities in Kansas City, Kansas—particularly minority and immigrant communities—have been subjected to an alarming pattern of abuse and other serious misconduct by the KCKPD,” Team Roc’s suit reads. “Rather than promoting a culture of transparency and accountability, the KCKPD has a long history of turning a blind eye to (at best) and even covering up (if not worse) abusive and/or corrupt conduct by its officers.”