Black People Unjustly Shot By Cops in Movies Hit Different Now

After George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, and others, it’s gut-wrenchingly painful to watch Black people shot by cops in cinema

Johnny Silvercloud

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AfroSapiophile

9 min readAug 8, 2022

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“WAIT — “ Stevie’s last words in the world of Set It Off. Stevie is the little brother of Stonie (Jada Pinkett-Smith) in the movie Set It Off. Stevie is played by Chaz Lamar Shepherd. his final scene in this movie hit different now. | Image credit: Cinema still from Set It Off (1996) via New Line Cinema

Warning— SPOILERS AHEAD

Johnny Silvercloud

Written by Johnny Silvercloud

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AfroSapiophile

20 yr U.S. Army vet turned analytical street photographer who talks about power, protest, and politics. Do not defend racism or sexism when I’m in the room.

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