EPISODE · May 8, 2024 · 43 MIN
NYPD’s Dirty Little Secret
from Shoe Leather · host Columbia Journalism School
After Amadou Diallo was killed by four white police officers, Yvette Walton decided to speak out. She used to be the only Black woman patrolling the streets in the Street Crime Unit - the team responsible for shooting 41 bullets at the unarmed Black man. After 25 years, she looks back at her story and helps us understand: Why did she decide to blow the whistle?
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After Amadou Diallo was killed by four white police officers, Yvette Walton decided to speak out. She used to be the only Black woman patrolling the streets in the Street Crime Unit - the team responsible for shooting 41 bullets at the unarmed Black man. After 25 years, she looks back at her story and helps us understand: Why did she decide to blow the whistle?
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