
Back to the Beginning: Talking Advocacy and Accountability with Activist Larry Hamm
Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast
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Formation and Mobilization against Police Brutality
This chapter discusses the formation of the People's Organization for Progress and their focus on police brutality, highlighting cases such as Abner Luema, Amadou Diallo, Earl Faison, Tasha Mays, and Joyce Ann Carnegie. It delves into their efforts to seek justice, coalition building, the media's portrayal of victims, and the involvement of the US attorney's office in investigating the cases. The chapter also addresses the barriers to obtaining accurate data on deaths in custody and the need for federal reporting requirements.
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