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Demonstrators dressed in black veils join a rally in New York 27 February, 2000 to protest the acquittal of four white police officers in the shooting death of African immigrant Amadou Diallo (portrait). Hundreds turned out to protest. (Doug Kanter/AFP)
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Amadou Diallo will never be forgotten

Amadou Diallo, a Guinean man, was killed by NYPD officers 21 years ago. Today protesters still invoke his name as they fight for justice

  • Nick Roll
8 min read
Protesters gather during a “Black Lives Matter” protest near Barclays Center on May 29, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, in outrage after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died while being arrested by a police officer in Minneapolis who pinned him to the ground with his knee. – Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25. (Angela Weiss / AFP)
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Pandemic and protest: The view from New York City

The police brutality protests through the eyes of an African in Brooklyn, New York

  • Jakki Kerubo
9 min read
Police in New York say the best tactic is to stay on the move and nap in the passenger seat while your partner is driving.
EMMA BROCKES

Sleeping at work now has a name

Napping cops have inspired an addition to the workplace lexicon, the term "cooping".

  • Emma Brockes
4 min read