Monday Spotlight, ADVISORY

| October 17, 2020 9:31 AM

EDITORS:

The following story will move Sunday as this week’s Monday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

BLACK POLICE OFFICERS-UNIONS -- Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s re-election, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism — but an increasing number of Black law enforcement officers across the country are opposing those endorsements and say their concerns over entering the 2020 political fray were ignored. Trump has touted his support from the law enforcement community — including endorsements from national, city and state officers’ unions, some of which publicly endorsed a political candidate for the first time. He’s running on what he says is a “law and order” platform, tapping into a strain of anger and frustration by law enforcement nationwide, who believe they are being unfairly blamed for racial animus in the U.S.. By Claudia Lauer. UPCOMING: 1,100 words, photos.

—The AP