MetroFocus: August 11, 2020
8/11/2020 | 28m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
SPECIAL REPORT: 30 YEARS AFTER THE MURDER OF YUSUF HAWKINS
Thirty years ago, a black teen, Yusuf Hawkins was fatally shot after being chased by a white mob in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The murder tore the neighborhood and an already racially polarized city- apart. Today that tragedy, and the Hawkins family’s long fight for justice, has gained new resonance.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
MetroFocus is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
MetroFocus: August 11, 2020
8/11/2020 | 28m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Thirty years ago, a black teen, Yusuf Hawkins was fatally shot after being chased by a white mob in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The murder tore the neighborhood and an already racially polarized city- apart. Today that tragedy, and the Hawkins family’s long fight for justice, has gained new resonance.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch MetroFocus
MetroFocus is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
HBO PREMIERE “YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN”
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 8/11/2020 | 18m 15s | HBO PREMIERE “YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN” (18m 15s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- News and Public Affairs
Top journalists deliver compelling original analysis of the hour's headlines.
- News and Public Affairs
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.
Support for PBS provided by:
MetroFocus is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS