Hispanic Miami police captain sparks community backlash after claiming he is black - www.foxnews.com
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...Miami Police Capt. Javier Ortiz, who is Cuban-American, appeared Friday to defend himself in front of city commissioners at a meeting on racial equality in the department after Sgt. Stanley Jean-Poix, president of Miami's Community Police Benevolent Association, accused him of having identified as black on police promotional exams.
...A clip of Ortiz making his claim to commissioners was posted online.
...Speaking to Commissioner Keon Hardemon, Ortiz cited the "One-drop rule," a centuries-old term that defines a person as black even if they have just one black ancestor, to back up his claim of having a mixed background.
..."Oh, no, you're blacker than me - that's obvious," Ortiz told Hardemon.
...Ortiz had originally identified himself as a white Hispanic male when he joined the department, but later claimed he was black while applying for promotion, the CPBA alleged after conducting their own investigation on the matter, WSVN-TV reported.
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