Posts tagged as This Is What Happens To Black Men In America
Henry Louis Gates Arrest Possibly Race-Related
There's not a lot new in the Henry Louis Gates arrest story just yet, but seeing his mug shot in this video here is absolutely astounding. And enraging.
The "Skip" Gates Police Report: Well, This IS What Happens To Black Men In America
The PDF file found here is the INSANE police report that chronicles the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. At his home. While someone was carrying in his luggage. Because Lucia Whalen saw a black man, who uses a cane, having trouble with his own door. Because he'd had a break-in recently. And then he gets arrested for yelling at the cops. Long after showing ID that said he lived there. Oh, it is a fucking doozy.
