Andre: "Im not a thug, I'm not a hoodlum, I'm well educated." But because he's a black man, the NYPD harass and threaten him. Andre describes one incident where police officers illegally searched his car and threatened to shoot him.
Andre is a father and a professional photographer.
The PROP Narratives Project is collecting this kind of firsthand testimony on site across the city as part of our aggressive public education campaign. If you want to share your experiences or can help facilitate our story collection process in your community, contact Lynn Ermann, Video Testimonial Coordinator, at proplynn@gmail.com.
To contribute written testimony and for general information about the Narratives Committee and PROP's other projects, contact Rosa Squillacote, PROP's Policy Advocate, at rsquillacote@urbanjustice.org or 646-602-5624 .
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