considered something of a racial utopia, with a larger black and hispanic communities than neighboring towns. during the civil rights movement, it set itself apart from the rest of bergen county by welcoming the black community with open arms. all of that changed, though, in 1990, when 16 year old philip pannell was fatally shot by a white police officer named gary spath. the second autopsy showed proof that philippe pannell s hands were raised when he was shot. gary spath was acquitted on charges of reckless manslaughter. philip pannell s death sparked a conversation on police brutality, and shattered the facade of racial unity in new jersey. marches and demonstrations broke up in the streets, and continue for years, and now, 30 years later, the documentary is reexamining philippe pannell s death, and its impact on the town of teaneck. the four part series, model
put up some black lives matter movement murals. and many of the people who are fighting for these murals have never heard the name philip pannell. and that just goes to show that, now, his name was not on the minds and hearts of the people of america. it was really swept under the rug, his story. tell me about what drew you to this story, and how you, or why did you want to bring it to life? so, i was always interested in this story for a couple reasons. firstly, obviously, this has been something in the news recently, but in the 90s, this occurred in the 90s. and interestingly enough, it was sort of the beginning of the modern-day black lives matter movement, as we know it, with the exception of the fact that there were no cameras then.
MSNBC has slated a September 18 premiere for the four-part docuseries Model America, which explores how a fatal police shooting in 1990 that became a flashpoint of Black community protest .
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RICHMOND, Va., (AP) Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a crime.
Hackers had taken advantage of a weak password to break in and encrypt the files of the department in Roxana, a small town in Illinois near St. Louis, and were demanding $6,000 of bitcoin.
“I was shocked, I was surprised, frustrated,” Cunningham said.
Police departments big and small have been plagued for years by foreign hackers breaking into networks and causing varying level of mischief, from disabling email systems to more serious problems with 911 centers temporarily knocked offline. In some cases important case files have gone missing.
RICHMOND, Va. Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a crime. Hackers had taken advantage of a weak password to break in and encrypt the files of the department in Roxana, a small town in Illinois near St. Louis, and were […]