The socio-political reality check and cap-flung-in-the-air symbolism are still resonating two weeks after the brawl in Alabama.
In a statement, the city said police are conducting a “frame-by-frame analysis of the videos of the brawls and extensive interviews with witnesses and the victim [co-captain Damien Pickett].”
According to Picket; Jim Kittrell, co-captain of the Harriott II; and dozens of witnesses, the trouble began when the boat owners refused several requests, even by the PA system, for 45 minutes, to move their pontoon from the designated spot where the city-owned Harriot II Riverboat always docks. When Pickett attempted to untie the out-of-place boat, as is apparently customary in such circumstances, a group of white males approached him and attacked him.
With its connection to the trauma of anti-Black violence and hundreds of cases of injustice, including police misconduct, flooding news outlets and social media newsfeeds, the August 5 incident has proven to be something of a rallying cry nation-, if not world-, wide.columnist Dave Goodson said, “Fight or flight? Eye for an eye or turn the other cheek? Ultimately for us, it’s been MORTALITY vs. MORALITY.
“All these individuals having smartphones and cameras have democratized media and information,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson. “In the past, it was a very narrow scope on what news was being reported and from what perspectives.
“Black August holds major significance,” Youth Minister Divine Allah, a recent Trenton City Council candidate Black Panther, told the. “It is the month of Marcus Garvey’s 17th August birthday; Huey P. Newton [was] assassinated [on] 22nd August; Fred Hampton’s birthday [is] 30th August; and Nat Turner’s rebellion took place in August. This is the month when we acknowledge these significant dates.
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