Married couple LaQuenza Morgan and Lauren Rhoades say police officers conduct roadblocks every few months in their mostly Black, working-class neighborhood in Mississippi's mostly Black capital city, usually during the busiest times of day when people are going to or from work. Rhoades, who works at a tourist site in Jackson, said she tries to have her ID ready to show officers and they often don't even look at it. Morgan, a banker, said he can't recall officers ever waving him through without checking his license.
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