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You are here: Home / DC Authors / VIDEO: NYC March with a Purpose for Ramarley Graham

VIDEO: NYC March with a Purpose for Ramarley Graham

April 6, 2017 by Mark Apollo Leave a Comment

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Above is footage from the March with a Purpose for Ramarley Graham in New York City, USA hosted by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ).

More than five years ago, the NYPD murdered Ramarley Graham, a black unarmed teenager, and brutalized his family in their own home. NYPD officers later reported – in continuing their criminalization of communities of color through broken windows policing – that they had initially trailed Graham for “walking with a purpose.”

Instead of firing Richard Haste, the officer who shot and killed Ramarley inside the family’s home and in front of his 6-year-old brother & grandmother, Mayor de Blasio allowed him to resign. It is another slap in the face to Graham’s family. Ramarley Graham’s family at least deserves for the remaining officers charged in his killing – Sergeant Scott Morris and Officer John McLoughlin– to be fired.

On Tuesday, April 4th, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice stood with Graham’s family, other families of those killed by the police, the Justice Committee and Black Lives Matter-NY to commemorate the death of Martin Luther King Jr. by demanding that the Mayor and the NYPD commissioner fire all of the officers involved in Graham’s killing.

They gathered at 6:00pm for a vigil and rally in Grand Central Station’s Grand Atrium, inside the entrance at 42nd St between Vanderbilt and Park, and below the giant American flag.

Purpose for Ramarley Graham

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Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: African-Americans and Democracy, Civil Rights, Democracy Protests, New York City and State Elections

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About Mark Apollo

Mark Apollo has been an active member of the Occupy movement since the very beginning, dedicated to the core principles and mission of OWS as well as supporting the work of other activist, organizations working on a number of issues locally and nationally. His work has been focused in three main areas: Outreach, Organizing and Media. See his other work at his YouTube Channel and on Twitter.

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