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For my project i chose the very real and relevant problem of police brutality, that goes hand in hand with the current Black Lives Matter Movement. It seems as if everyday we hear about a new violent arrest, or police shooting, that includes an african american and a police officer. Through this project it shows that the problem is not a new one, and has just gotten worse over the years. The first three photographs show the early years and unstated photographs of real life examples of police brutality. The forth photograph differs away from this is a staged artistic approach to the relevant problem we see in todays society, that is intended to encourage a controversial conversation about the ever so real topic. Finally I chose a video that is from current day to show how the problem is still very, very real. The video shows young unarmed african american boys at gun point because they fit some sort of "stereotype" or "profile" and are now scarred because of it. Police brutality has gotten to the point were everyday there is a new incident that occurs and with the new political standpoint of our president, does not look like it will be getting much attention from. This project is designed to show the problem and hopefully create a discourse of how we can make small efforts to a large goal of resolving this.

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In this disturbing video we watched in class we see a group of 14 year old african american boys being held at gunpoint and fearing for their lives. At one point in the we hear one of the boys yell "I don't want to die" because at this point in their lives they have seen so much hate and violence thats what they believe. Another point in the video we hear one officer tell one of the boys father "Wrong place at the wrong time" and he replies "Right place wrong time", aiming at the fact that the boys were doing nothing wrong, simply walking down the street in their own neighborhood. This video shows that police brutality has not improved over the years and the african american community really faces it hard. A lot of the time they are targeted and treated as criminals, no matter what.

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I chose this photograph because it differs from the previous due to it being staged and up to the viewers interpretation. The african american man in this photograph was once beaten by police officers and is now scarred from the experience, in this photo he stands guarded and with boxing apparel almost as if he constantly feels unsafe and the need to have the ability to protect himself against the world, including police officers.

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By, Andy Warhol and Jean Michael Basquat
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This photograph shows a police physically beating an african american man who appears to be completely helpless and not a threat to the officer at all. This incidents occur to this day, and even much worse. Incidents such as an unarmed african american being shot or just being profiled and arrested for nothing. I chose this photo because it shows an example of things we see all the time now a days, officers harming african americans when they are being corporative and non-violent.

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This photograph shows a police officer violently handling a very young african american boy. Although this photo took place many years ago, we have to face the fact that we still see problems like this everyday, specifically with african americans. The officer in this piece is seen treating the very young child as some sort of dangerous criminal, which is not okay. This piece was chosen for my piece because the victim of this example of police brutality was a young boy who should never have been put in this situation.

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http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/04/police_release_video_of_five_b.html

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By, Matt Herron
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Police Arrest Anti-Vietnam War Protest Civic Plaza (1968)

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Police Arrest Anti-Vietnam War Protest Civic Plaza (1968)

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This photograph takes place at Civic Plaza at an anti- Vietnam War protest. The photograph shows multiple police officers carrying away a peaceful protestor in a violent and aggressive manner. This is one example of police brutality and shows how long this issue has been going on for. I chose this piece for my exhibition because it very clearly shows the problem we still see today when the police treat peaceful protestors violently.

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Police Arrest Anti-Vietnam War Protestor, Civic Plaza (1968)

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Police Arrest Anti-Vietnam War Protestor, Civic Plaza (1968)

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Curated By: Lily Smith