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Tag Archives: police brutality
A Bibliography of Police Misconduct for Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats
As I have indicated elsewhere, when working on my collection of poetry about police misconduct, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats, I drew on news reports and headlines. While doing a little Spring cleaning, I came across the original manuscript … Continue reading
Posted in Amadou Diallo, being a teenager, Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass, crime, Justice Chronicles, juveniles, Lest We Forget, Murder, NYPD, Poetry, police involved shooting, police-involved killing, Politics, race, raising black boys, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats, Streets of Rage, Urban Impact
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On this day in American history, August 17, 1965 — Days of Riots End in Watts
On the evening of August 11, 1965, a police officer pulled over brothers Marquette and Ronald Frye in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. A crowd gathered to watch and quickly grew as officers questioned the young men. Police … Continue reading
Posted in Lest We Forget, Uncategorized
Tagged California Governor Pat Brown, government officials' indifference, high unemployment rates, inadequate schools, inequalities, Marquette Frye, police brutality, poor housing, Ronald Frye, Violence int he City - an End or a Beginning?, Watts Riots
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On this day in history, May 18, 1980 — Protests Continue After Four Police Officers Are Acquitted of Beating Arthur McDuffie
On December 17, 1979, Arthur McDuffie, a 33-year-old African American insurance sales representative, was riding a motorcycle when he was signaled to pull over by Metro-Dade Police Department (MDPD) officers in Miami, Florida. Mr. McDuffie did not comply, beginning an … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur McDuffie, Equal Justice Initiative, MDPD, Miami Florida, police brutality
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From my book, “Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats” — for Eric Garner, RIP
Blue Knight Riders They don’t wear white sheets Or burn crosses in the night, But there’s an unmistakable connection Between these blue and white knights. They kill innocent Black males For horrific crimes real and imagined, And because grand juries … Continue reading
From my book, “Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats”: “Stolen Lives”
“Stolen Lives” They march on City Hall, Trailing a long banner, A fragile memorial, Dedicated to mostly young minorities, The fatal victims of police brutality, Of New York’s Finest. As they march they chant: “Police brutality by the hour!” “What … Continue reading
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