YUSUF HAWKINS: 30 YEARS LATER
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In 1989, a black teen, Yusuf Hawkins, was fatally shot after being chased by a white mob.
In 1989, a black teen, Yusuf Hawkins, was fatally shot after being chased by a white mob in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Now, an enterprising journalist returns to the scene to find a community changed and memories fading.
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YUSUF HAWKINS: 30 YEARS LATER
Clip: 10/9/2019 | 7m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1989, a black teen, Yusuf Hawkins, was fatally shot after being chased by a white mob in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Now, an enterprising journalist returns to the scene to find a community changed and memories fading.
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