The acquittals in 2008 of the three detectives who opened fire evoked fears in the NYPD that demonstrations could equal those of the 1999 shooting of the unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo. Those demonstrations had occurred throughout the city,...

El joven afro-americano recibió un balazo mortal de parte de la policia en el cuarto de baño de su propio apartamento y frente de su Señora Abuela. Usted debe saber, querido lector, que este caso del joven Graham es lamentablemente similar al caso de...

Posters reading “I love you Ramarley,” and a handful of photographs of the 18-year old hang from the gate. There are other posters too, ones that read “Stop Police Brutality” and “Stop Killing Our Youths,” that echo a community’s calls for justice...

NY1 VIDEO: As NY1 continues its look back at its coverage of the shooting of Amadou Diallo in February 1999 with a focus on the political fallout. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was used to heaping praise on the NYPD for the city's dramatic drop in crime, but...

NY1 VIDEO: On February 4, 1999, 23-year-old Amadou Diallo was shot 41 times and killed by police in the vestibule of his building in the Bronx. The story dominated the headlines for months and raised questions about the use of force by the NYPD and...

These activities continue to demonstrate several structural issues in the NYPD and their treatment of “minority” communities in NY—names like Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo are still on the lips of New Yorkers, decades after their victimization. Of...