This mini documentary is about this kid Alvin in Harlem, NYC getting harassed by New York City’s finest. It also gets into the stop-n-frisk law that gives police officers in New York the authority to illegally stop and frisk (pat down) or arrest any body that looks suspicious. Do you remember hearing the stereotype that cops write tickets to meet quotas? Record your own racial profile incident. Get the stop and frisk app here. via Upworthy …
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Jamel Shabazz is a street photographer that captured the early days of hip-hop and Spray Can Art or what came to be known as (Graf)fiti. His incredible photos are held as evidence of the early days of hip-hop culture. His life and work are a testament to the phrase, “something from nothing.” Recently Shabazz became the subject of the recent documentary, Jamel Shabazz The Street Photographer, directed by Charlie Ahearn, the man behind the hip-hop classic movie, Wild Style. Jamel …
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