In the early hours of 2009, most people were ringing in the New Year, dancing at parties, and drinking a little too much champagne. Among the thousands of people celebrating that night was a young man named Oscar Grant, 22, who was probably looking forward to the New Year and all it could bring. But due to a tragedy, his New Year and his life was cut short. Donny Lumpkins is a content producer for YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia. Malcolm Marshall, Paul Billingsley, and Josue Rojas are producers for YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia
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In the early hours of 2009, most people were ringing in the New Year, dancing at parties, and drinking a little too much champagne. Among the thousands of people celebrating that night was a young man named Oscar Grant, 22, who was probably looking forward to the New Year and all it could bring. But due to a tragedy, his New Year and his life was cut short. Donny Lumpkins is a content producer for YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia. Malcolm Marshall, Paul Billingsley, and Josue Rojas are producers for YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia
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Posted on January 17, 2009 at 07:05 PM | Permalink
Review of “BART Slaying Gives Oakland Rocky Start in '09”
The violent death of young African-American men in our cities is a grave problem. Donny Lumpkins’ report, however, puts a name and a face one the issue. In this case that name is Oscar Grant. The 22 year old was shot and killed by Oakland BART police officers on New Years Day. Mourning the death of Grant, corruption in the police department, and racism in general, Lumpkins’ interviewees put you in a place, providing vivid descriptions of what transpired on Jan. 1. The excellent production by Lumpkins, Malcolm Marshall, Paul Billingsley, and Josue Rojas made the piece seamless, even with overlapping sounds. The raw anger of the citizens of Oakland has been polished into a phenomenal piece that should be heard across the nation. Youth Outlook should be proud.
Adjectives: Sad, emotional, serious