Sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson was coming home from the corner store when he was gunned down by Jack Franklin, a white man with a gun. The police release Franklin saying it was self-defense. According to them, Tariq had a gun. Others at the scene claim Tariq was unarmed. What really happened? Written from perspectives of all the people around Tariq who were impacted by his death, you will be engrossed in this mystery as you try to understand who Tariq was, if he was innocent, and why so many black young men are gunned down without recourse. After a year of listening to the media disclose many cases where unarmed black men have been killed by the police or other armed white men, this is a timely story. It was fascinating how his death affected people so differently and how people perceived him so differently. As a reader, I so wanted him alive, so I could meet him, and he could reach his potential. This slice of life story from the inner city is one everyone should read, so we can better bridge our differences and make a better tomorrow. Highly recommended.
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
Sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson was coming home from the corner store when he was gunned down by Jack Franklin, a white man with a gun. The police release Franklin saying it was self-defense. According to them, Tariq had a gun. Others at the scene claim Tariq was unarmed. What really happened? Written from perspectives of all the people around Tariq who were impacted by his death, you will be engrossed in this mystery as you try to understand who Tariq was, if he was innocent, and why so many black young men are gunned down without recourse. After a year of listening to the media disclose many cases where unarmed black men have been killed by the police or other armed white men, this is a timely story. It was fascinating how his death affected people so differently and how people perceived him so differently. As a reader, I so wanted him alive, so I could meet him, and he could reach his potential. This slice of life story from the inner city is one everyone should read, so we can better bridge our differences and make a better tomorrow. Highly recommended.
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