He Kind of Like Skipped Over Me and Tells All My African American Friends to go Sit Down
Film

“He Kind of Like Skipped Over Me and Tells All My African American Friends to Go Sit Down” (2015)

Saturday, October 27, Freer|Sackler Gallery of Art
Runtime: 9 min
D.C. Premiere!

This work contains pieces of an interview with Dajerria Becton, a 15-year-old girl who was attacked by a police officer in 2015 while attending a predominantly white pool party in McKinney, Texas, where the black teens were forcibly removed.

Part of “Remnants of a Dream” Program by Amir George. Read George's essay about the program.

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