From Greys Anatomy to 13 Reasons Why : the episodes and series to see about police violence

With the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the United States, the problem of racism and police brutality is in the news. Problems that are particularly rooted in North America, which saw the slavery on its soil, or the creation of the Ku Klux Klan. Anonymous and stars are rallying to the USA, but also in France with the case of Adama Traor. Netflix has even created a category Black Lives Matter. 13 Reasons Why, Orange Is The New Black, Greys Anatomy These episodes and series to watch which help to understand the harsh reality of racism and police brutality.

Attention spoilers ! If you mate the season 4 of 13 Reasons Why on Netflix, then you know that the police violence is one of the new topics addressed by the TV show. At the beginning of the season, the principal decides to call in the police to protect the high school students with the installation of metal detectors and a police presence in the establishment. In episode 8, tensions between the forces of order and the students are at their peak. All part of the fight between Diego (Jan Luis Castellanos) and Justin (Brandon Flynn). A police officer intervenes and stops Diego, the guy of color, rather than Justin. While it is the latter that has caused his opponent.

An arrest unfair, simply based on the color of the skin of the young, which causes the indignation of Clay (Dylan Minnette) and Jessica (Alisha Boe). They begin an event and it quickly turns into riot many high school students. A sad reality because according to the Washington Post, american police stop more young african-americans and latino-americans than whites.

David VS Justin in 13 Reasons Why : this is Diego who is arrested by the police, leading to riots in high school

As to the horrible death of George Floyd in itself, she recalled a terrible scene ofOrange Is the New Black. Indeed, as the man who died after being choked by a police officer in Minneapolis, Poussey Washington suffers the same fate, shocking in episode 12 of season 4 of the series. While the detainees of the prison in Litchfield, asking for the resignation of the agent Piscatella, violent with them, the drama occurs. Has the arrival of reinforcements to calm down the prisoners, Poussey is tackled to the ground by the officer Bayley that the blocks on the floor with his hand on the back of his neck. It is as well that it eventually makes its last breath.

Death shocking of Poussey in the series Orange is the New Black

While Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey) and T. R. Knight (George Omalley) joined a demonstration against racism, an episode of Greys Anatomy had also dealt with the racism and police brutality. A young black boy, was entered by burglar in his home because he had lost his keys and was shot by the police. Taken to the hospital, the teen was then treated to criminal by the police and handcuffed to the bed. Offensive to Jackson (Jesse Williams). The latter explains a little later that he also grew up in a rich neighborhood and was thus made to stop very often because of his skin color. The police did not think he lived there, and one day, he had even been searched while he would bring a stereo with him. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) decides to have a discussion about it with his son. A very moving time.

The writer Zoanne Clack has, moreover, confided to Hollywood Reporter about this episode : It was so clear to me, as I raise my son black 4 years, he will have different experiences in life, regardless of the level of my position in the company. Regardless of the school attended, or who are his friends, he will always be considered as a black boy and a black man, and this will affect his experience of other social groups.

An episode upsetting of Greys Anatomy

The character of Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) has also had to deal with police violence in the United States. In an episode of Scandal, a teenage african-american is killed by police. While his job is to avoid a riot, the expert in public relations can not close the eyes on the murder racist. The heroine thus becomes closer to the father of the young man who died as police forces.

Kerry Washington in Scandal

Here, too, a young african-american is killed during an arrest. The internal affairs opened an investigation in this episode of New York, a special unit. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), police officer herself, believes at the beginning that it is not an act of racism, that the police were following the procedure. But as she does not know which side to take and asks if this is not a murder is racist.

Mariska Hargitay in New York, a special unit

Terry (Terry Crews) is done to stop the night in the street by a police officer of the white. The sergeant in the police station in Brooklyn was in search of the blanket of one of his daughters. The police officer did not have the time to explain that he is arrested simply because he is in the street. Released the next day, the head of Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) is furious and wants to sue for this wrongful arrest because of his skin color. While captain Holt (Andre Braugher) warns him not to go that far, it will eventually change your mind even if the complaint does not succeed. Usually very funny, Brooklyn Nine-Nine succeeds this time to talk about a topic more serious in showing the racism ubiquitous in the forces of law and order in the United States.

Terry Crews in Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Reggie, a black student, and Addison, a student, white, have an altercation at a party. Police officers in the campus happen then but do require the id of Reggie. Before this first injustice, he refused, supported by many friends. One of the officers takes out his weapon. Fortunately, it does not pull over and rest safe and sound in the end. But this sequence proves that racism is still very present among the forces of the order and in a snap of a second, the life of a man may switch off because of his skin color.

The series Dear White People

The Johnson family is waiting to know if a police officer will be indicted for the murder of a black man unarmed. Dre (Anthony Anderson) thinks that the police officer will get away with having killed the man of color, innocent and therefore wants to teach his children to be wary of the forces of law and order. But his wife Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) wants his children to have confidence in the functioning of the judicial process, as it.

The series Black-ish

While Philip (James Avery) and Vivian (Janet Hubert) depart for a trip to Palm Springs with Mr. Furth (John Petlock), the latter lends her car to Will (Will Smith) and Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro). Except that the two teenage african-americans being arrested by the police when they roll up to the edge of the Mercedes. The police think they are car thieves in spite of their explanations. The cousins end up even in jail while they did nothing.

Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro in The Prince of Bel-Air

Poor Chris (Tyler James Williams) is also found behind bars without a reason. At a bake sale, it must collect the most money possible for an excursion to Washington D. C. But the young is arrested by the police during a control on facies in full bake sale. And he ends up in prison.

Tyler James Williams in everybody hates Chris

Dear White People, an adaptation of the eponymous film by Justin Simien (making the series), talks about the racism towards african-americans. Whether it be the white privileges, the black face or even police violence, the show Netflix evokes various important topics.

The series Dear White People is available on Netflix

Broadcast on Canal+ Comedy, Black-ish tells of the daily life of a family african-american. The father, Dre Johnson (Anthony Anderson), would like to have his children interested in a bit more to the african-american culture. Even his wife, Rainbow Johnson (Tracee Ellis Ross) is very liberal. What irritates strongly the father of the family, who regrets that the values of his cultural identity will be diminished little by little in society. A series particularly full on racism because it reveals the very different perspectives of the characters and opens up the debate on many topics.

The series Black-ish airs on Canal+ Comedy

When They See Us (In their eyes) on Netflix is also a series committed. The filmmaker Ava DuVernay is inspired by a true story that shows once again that the problem of racism, which is firmly rooted in the USA (and elsewhere). The show follows the case of the jogger in Central Park who was raped and killed in 1989. At the time, 4 african americans and 1 hispanic-american had been arrested, even if the police lacked evidence. The teens were then given a confession under duress from police. Wrongly accused, they have spent several years in prison before finally being found innocent in 2002. Chilling.

The series When They See Us is available on Netflix

The star of Big Little Lies, Reese Witherspoon, and the heroine of Scandal, Kerry Washington, produced the series of Little Fires Everywhere on Amazon Prime Video. And they also play in this adaptation of the eponymous novel by Celeste Ng (released under the title The fire season in France). The story ? The crossed destinies of two women, Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) in a rich district of Ohio, in the 1990s. The first is white, rich and married and the second is black, poor, single mother and will face racism.

Interviewed by 20 minutes, Kerry Washington has explained : a Lot of us carry this message of the 1990s under which it is better to be color blind and never speak of racism, never talk about the difference. People act as if this was a class issue and not racism. As if that made things more acceptable, she also said, rejoicing that a work that explores these themes, racism, socio-economic differences, sexism and misogyny can generate discussion.

Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington are the stars and producers of the series Little Fires Everywhere

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