Racial Profiling and Civil Rights
Panelists talked about racial profiling, gun violence and advancing the civil rights movement in the aftermath of the killing of Trayvon Mar… read more
Panelists talked about racial profiling, gun violence and advancing the civil rights movement in the aftermath of the killing of Trayvon Martin. Moderator Al Sharpton also interviewed the mother of Amadou Diallo and the former fiancée of Sean Bell who were both killed by New York Police Department officers in separate incidents. He also took questions from audience members, some of whom shared their personal stories involving police brutality and racial profiling. close
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