Before Sept. 11, the issue of racial profiling pertained mainly to black people who were… Before Sept. 11, the issue of racial profiling pertained mainly to black people who were unfairly singled out as possible crime suspects. There were hundreds of stories across America about blacks being pulled over in their cars, illegally searched or gunned down in lobbies reaching for their wallets.

It seemed that police intelligence followed the logic that since most blacks are criminals, then likely it would be more effective to just apprehend any random black person to curb crime rates.

At best, most of America frowned at these practices. Cases like Amadou Diallo, Abner Louima and Jonny Gammage brought exposure to the issue and catapulted racial profiling to the forefront of black community concerns.

After Sept. 11, many issues in America were understandably placed on the back burner. We no longer cared so much about Mariah Carey