Black Teen Girls Film Doc on Criminalization of Black Youth

Written By Madelyn S

The Black Wall Street Times, July 21, 2022: Black Teen Girls Film Doc on Criminalization of Black Youth

“Over the weekend, recent high school graduates, Emani Labon and Taylor Alexandrea, debuted their film, Thugs: A Documentary on The Criminalization of Black Youth.

“Thugs is an examination of today’s school-to-prison pipeline and its impact on Black youth and communities. It begins with highlighting the origin of policing as slave patrols and how that system has persisted and evolved over time to terrorize and brutalize Black Americans.

“The film features the voices and expertise of scholars and community activists, including Wayfinder Foundation team members, Nekima Levy Armstrong, Esq. and Myon Burrell who was targeted by Minneapolis police, wrongfully accused and incarcerated for a murder he didn’t commit.”

Additional reading:

ACLU: The School-to-Prison Pipeline [Infographic]

Trailer for “Thugs”: The Criminalization of Black Youth

Vox, October 27, 2015: The school-to-prison pipeline, explained

Madelyn S
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