THE IMAGE OF DISCRIMINATION AND POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS IN MATT TAIBBI’S I CAN’T BREATHE: A KILLING ON BAY STREET

Author Name: Massala Hubert Franck Lylian

Volume/Issue: 02/03

Country: Africa

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2021-97765271/UIJIR

Affiliation:

Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville-Congo

ABSTRACT

The aftermath of Blacks’ emancipation has not granted total freedom to the latter. For, other measures are applied to continue maintaining them under the control of the white man. In this paper, for instance, one discovers that Blacks are not only the targets of their civilian white counterparts, but more generally of great institution like the police that torture and gun them in a certain way. The American justice instead of reading the law and condemn the guilty without any regard to the skin color, sides with Whites and rejects all the responsibilities on Blacks. Even under President Obama’s administration, Blacks are still victimized and killed by the police just because they are black.

Key words: Blacks, Whites, Police, Skin color, Victimized, Killed.