Word: diallo
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...statement's final recommendation is to use the Diallo incident to address the "problems of racism, conscious and subconscious...
...call for a Justice Department investigation, or even to empathize with outraged citizens," the statement reads. "This is also a moment for leaders to teach Americans about the continuing power of color in the lives of average people. We share the somber view of many that had Diallo been a European immigrant in a white neighborhood, he would be alive and unharmed today...
...weeks following the Diallo verdict, University students held a rally in the Yard, a vigil at Memorial Church, dressed in black clothing for solidarity and held numerous discussion sessions...
...students are very concerned about the Diallo case, and it is important that we let them know that we share their concerns," said co-signer Henry Louis Gates Jr, who is DuBois Professor of the Humanities...
...demand for workshops like this is one measure of the fallout from the recent wave of highly publicized police shootings and alleged abuses of African Americans and other minorities. Episodes like the fatal shootings of Amadou Diallo and Patrick Dorismond by undercover cops in New York City have raised an outcry against brutal police tactics and racial profiling. But they have also sent a warning into the homes of ordinary families, who are increasingly taking steps to make sure their kids don't do the wrong thing when they come face to face with the police. Says Quartimon: "Today...