Join Tawanda Jones and the West Wednesday crew for a special screening of Kathleen Foster's PROFILED, followed by a discussion that connects the film to police violence in Baltimore.

PROFILED knits the stories of mothers of Black and Latin youth murdered by the NYPD into a powerful indictment of racial profiling and police brutality, and places them within a historical context of the roots of racism in the U.S.

Ranging from the routine harassment of minority students in an affluent Brooklyn neighborhood to the killings and protests in Staten Island and Ferguson, Missouri, Profiled bears witness to the racist violence that remains an everyday reality for Black and Latin people in this country and gives us a window on one of the burning issues of our time.

We experience the grief families suffer in the face of such tragedies, the struggles women confront raising children in segregated neighborhoods that present few options for the young, and anger at a justice system that actually enables oppression.

The women organize vigils and rallies to keep the memory of their loved ones alive and seek indictments of the officers responsible for the deaths. As their demands for justice are ignored we see them transition from grieving parents to activists who join the growing grass roots movement against police brutality and racial profiling that, since the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown is now spreading across the country.

The West Coalition is a collaborative group of people working for accountability for Tyrone West and all victims of police brutality. We welcome all regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, or background. We don’t affiliate with any particular political party, religion, or philosophy. Our members are committed solely to working to end police brutality and change the systems that support it. Any statements, opinions, or beliefs expressed by guests and/or participants are solely their own, and not necessarily those of the West Coalition.