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If you believe the Hollywood depictions that probably have some truth in them then there is inequality and black people have to work harder to achieve the same level of "promotion" than whites do. But then those that do succeed seem to suffer as giving in to the white society. While some positions are filled by non-whites to fulfil racial quotas most get their because they have worked for it.

While it's good to celebrate diversity it seems that some minority groups want to impose their culture on the majority. This does have some justification if the majority have tried to quash the minority in order to preserve the minority culture but any attempt to impose by force (physical or otherwise) just creates climates of hostility.

In the end though this is all a heart issue. You can change the law, put money in, try to teach and these all are good but unless you change heart attitudes this will always be there. The strong will seek to dominate the weak and with fight against attempts to lessen their hold. The "gangs" do not want to see peace and equality because their strength is lessened. Linked to that is that institutions like the police do attract those who want to impose their authority over others and those can be those that do well at a low level but can't get promoted because checks show that attitude as being unsuitable to have more authority, this can lead to dissatisfaction perception of injustice and this may work out in aggression outwards.