‘You Look Like a Pitch-Black Ninja’: Black Police Officer Sues Small New Jersey Town for Alleged Racial and Sexual Harassment

‘You Look Like a Pitch-Black Ninja’: Black Police Officer Sues Small New Jersey Town for Alleged Racial and Sexual Harassment

When Salomon Philippe was sworn in as a police officer in the Borough of Chatham, New Jersey, in November 2023, the mayor and top police brass, as well as several members of his family and friends, were on hand at the town hall to welcome him to the force. Police Chief Brian Gibbons praised Philippe’s extensive law enforcement background and “unique skillsets” that equipped him well for the “dangerous and daunting career you have chosen,” and sa…