On May 25, 2020, 46-year-old George Floyd died after Minneapolis police handcuffed him and knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes. On July 17, 2014, 43-year-old Eric Garner died after New York police put him in a chokehold. On September 15, 1983, 25-year-old Michael Stewart died after New York police beat and hogtied him.
Acclaimed director Spike Lee has now put their appallingly familiar stories of racism and police brutality side-by-side in his confronting new short 3 Brothers — Radio Raheem, Eric Garner And George Floyd. As Lee told Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, Radio Raheem is a fictional character from his 1989 film Do The Right Thing, but his death was based on Stewart’s. Read more…
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