Amadou Diallo

Black people by police and vigilantes.” This movement was created in 2012 after the murder of Trayvon Martin. And his killer George Zimmerman was free of the crime. But the death of Trayvon martin would only be the beginning to what was to come, Amadou Diallo, Manuel Loggins Jr, Ronald Madison, Kendra James, Sean Bell Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Alton Sterling, Philandro Castile are all African American victims who have been murdered by the hands of cops, just like Radio. The death of Michael…

Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, and many more have joined a category of African American people, who have been unjustly slain. Although, their murders have been highly publicized, caused uproars and inspired movements such as #blacklivesmatter, the people in this category have received little to no justice. It appears that we are seeing more and more African American lives taken. The fact that most of these murders are at the hands of white police officers or vigilantes calls to question…

others experiences with the police. Jack goes on to remind us that just because these experiences are now being caught on film doesn’t mean this is just barely becoming a reality, for example, take Sean Bell’s case in 2006 and way back in 1999 with Amadou…

"The controversy involving the killing of an unarmed man in 1999 created a further hit to the New York police integrity. Four undercover police officers shot Amadou Diallo 41 times after stopping the immigrant while he was in the vestibule of his apartment building. The officers reported he reached into his back pocket. Protests attracted activists such as Susan Sarandon and former New York mayor David Dinkins…

Stop and frisk search is one of the most controversial procedures that the police execute. According to the legal dictionary, stop and frisk refers to “the situation in which a police officer who is suspicious of an individual detains the person and runs his hands lightly over the suspect’s outer garments to determine if the person is carrying a concealed weapon.” The officer also questions the person during this process. The policy was put in place to stop crimes before they even happen. The…

created fear in the larger populations since they are well aware of the treatment they get from the officers. Also, they have witnessed exploitation of television and news media or heard it directly from the casualty. The case of Rodney, King and Amadou Diallo had a profound effect on the society concerning the powers bestowed on police officers. “The police officers freighted many for the unnecessary, excessive use of force used to make an arrest” (Nelson). The abuse of power has created many…

Throughout the history of art, there are many different ways to attract the eye of the audience. What is art? One can simply define art as a form of expression created with meaning and imagination. According to the Oxford dictionary, art is beautiful and it is a way to express important ideas and feelings. Creativity is a major key in making one’s art work extremely unique and stand out towards the audience. Majority of artists are influenced by their beliefs, ideas, and the culture around them.…

The black panthers used the media to their advantage and rapidly began to grow capturing the attention of thousands of Americans. As a result of the party's growth, groups such as the Ku Klux Klan began to make their way into the federal law enforcement advocating racist and violent abuse towards people of color. The leader at the time, President Hoover began to notice the advancement of the movement and feared "the rise of the black messiah", and the white allies who united to support the…

For many years the NYPD has been using stop and frisk as a strategy for combating illegal acts. Police officers stop suspects and search with their hands through the person 's outer clothing to check whether the individual is carrying a weapon or other forms of contraband. The search is done to most suspected individuals (Dale, 2011). Beginning in the 1970s, in an attempt to reducing crime, New York City started urging its officers to stop individuals they viewed suspicious, to question…

“Fascinating! Eye-Opening! Important!” David Brooks said it best. Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell was all those things and more. Gladwell did a great job writing this book. It was wonderful. He takes us through many different stories to explain how we think. He shows us what snap judgments are, and how and when to use them. He educates us on how we think, and it’s enlightening. He starts off the book with a story of a statue, more specifically a kouros. A man…