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Rich Able is a student in the PhD program for Bio-Chemistry at the City University of New York (CUNY). This video portrait is is one of a series for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) at CUNY, a program to help underrepresented minorities acheive a grad school degree in the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Funded by the National Science Foundation, it's part of a national initiative to increase diversity in Academia and Industry. Rich Able is a perfect example of the potential of this program.Rich Able is a student in the PhD program for Bio-Chemistry at the City University of... more
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Junior: Native New Yorker is another mini-doc about this older brother I know who used to live in Tompkins Square Park during the ?homeless situation? of the late 80?s-early 90?s in NYC. He now works for the Parks Dept. as a manager in Washington Square Park. Nicknamed ?The Mayor Of Tompkins Square Park? and featured in stories on the front page of the NY Times, CBS News and the Village Voice, he?s an urban legend in his own right. Junior: Native New Yorker is another mini-doc about this older brother I know who... more
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The streets of New York City have certainly witnessed its share of acts of civil disobedience, violence and rebellion. Dating back as far as the Draft Riots of 1863, very often, the disenfranchised would take to the streets when opposing the governments unfair policies and practices. Eight years ago when an unarmed African immigrant by the name of Amadou Diallo was shot at 41 times (hit 19 times) by 4 New York City Police Officers, the people took to the streets charging the NYPD with police brutality. Over the next two years that followed, a series of marches and protests was set into motion that would forever change the lives of New Yorkers. At its conceptual root, spearheaded by Rev Al Sharpton and the National Action Network, was the march for justice for Diallo. However, in the midst of the struggles a new breed of protestor began to emerge. Along the side of the activist stood politicians, students and professors, unions and laborers. The shout of No Justice - No Peace! What do we want? JUSTICE! Now became What do we want??BOOKS! HOUSING! JOBS! Diallos death became a symbol for justice on all fronts. 360 Media recounts this bitter and yet compelling part of New York City history in the upcoming documentary entitled 365 Days of Marching The Amadou Diallo Story DIRECTED, WRITTEN & PRODUCED by Veronica Keitt CO-PRODUCED BY Michael Drake, Ozzie Thompson, Nat Woods, Darryl Stith SPECIAL APPEARANCES by Rev Al Sharpton, Seiko & Kadiatou Diallo, the parents of Amadou Diallo, David N. Dinkins, former NYC Mayor, Charles Rangel, US Congressmen, Rev. Jessie Jackson, Charles Barron, Councilman, Norman Siegel, ACLU Community Leaders, Activists and others ...
http://www.365daysofmarchingmovie.com
http://365daysofmarching.wordpress.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU184BYpijE
http://www.myspace.com/365daysofmarching
The streets of New York City have certainly witnessed its share of acts of civil... more
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