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In January, a video of police officers pepper-spraying and arresting a 9-year-old Black girl in Rochester, New York, became the latest in a long line of viral videos and tragic cases of Black children being victimized by police violence. Black parents and families have long tried to mitigate their children s risk of violent encounters with the police. One way they ve done so is the talk, a primer discussion where family members explain to Black children what to do and not do when stopped by the police. In recent years, primetime television and web documentaries have increasingly brought mainstream attention to the concept of the talk, but those conversations have centered on young Black boys. While Black men and boys do account for an overwhelming percentage of police killings, the sole focus on this demographic renders invisible Black girls experiences with law enforcement, and obscures how police brutality includes not just lethal violence, but non-fatal physical assault ....
Monica Simpson grew up with a front-row seat to police harassment in North Carolina. “It was in this rural town, where the cops were brutal and felt like they ran the entire town,” Simpson said. “The cops were constantly harassing young Black men and boys in our community.” One day, as she sat on her porch with her cousin and sister, she watched police accost a group of men who often met at a community gathering spot nearby. It quickly escalated, and all of a sudden, both the men and the officers were running toward Simpson’s house, a police dog in tow. ....
Now is the time to revolutionize policing Vox.com 2/22/2021 Monica Simpson grew up with a front-row seat to police harassment in North Carolina. “It was in this rural town, where the cops were brutal and felt like they ran the entire town,” Simpson said. “The cops were constantly harassing young Black men and boys in our community.” One day, as she sat on her porch with her cousin and sister, she watched police accost a group of men who often met at a community gathering spot nearby. It quickly escalated, and all of a sudden, both the men and the officers were running toward Simpson’s house, a police dog in tow. ....