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Alexandra Starr

Reporter

Dwayne R. Rodgers, an independent artist and curator in Brooklyn, took this photograph of Amadou Diallo's funeral procession in New York City in 1999. Rodgers was photographing a series on police brutality in the city.

How the legacy of Amadou Diallo lives on in New York’s immigrant community

Conflict & Justice

This week marks the 15th anniversary of the death of Amadou Diallo, a 23-year-old Guinean native who was the victim of a brutal shooting by four New York police officers. Now his family works to ensure that other African immigrants are able to live out their dreams in the US.