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YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN, directed by Muta’Ali Muhammad (“Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee”) tells the story of Yusuf Hawkins, a black teenager who was murdered in 1989 by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Yusuf Hawkins’ death and the official response to it sparked outrage in New York, unleashing a torrent of racial tension and spurring tireless civil rights activism that exposed deep racial prejudices and inequities which continue to plague the country today.
Original Release
08/12/2020
US Release
08/12/2020
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Al Sharpton | Self - Interviewee / Self |
| Ed Koch | Self |
| Louis Farrakhan | Self |
| David Dinkins | Self - Interviewee |
| Ken Sunshine | Self - Interviewee |
| Conrad Tillard | Self - Interviewee |
| Christopher Graham | Self |
| Yusuf K. Hawkins | Self |
| Luther Sylvester | Self |
| Joseph Fama | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Al Sharpton | Self - Interviewee / Self |
| Ed Koch | Self |
| Louis Farrakhan | Self |
| David Dinkins | Self - Interviewee |
| Ken Sunshine | Self - Interviewee |
| Conrad Tillard | Self - Interviewee |
| Christopher Graham | Self |
| Yusuf K. Hawkins | Self |
| Luther Sylvester | Self |
| Joseph Fama | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Lenora Fulani | Self - Interviewee |
| Diane Hawkins | Self - Yusuf's mother |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jonathan Chinn | Executive Producer |
| Simon Chinn | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Friday | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Lindsay | Executive Producer |
| T.J. Martin | Executive Producer |
| Charles Darby | Producer |
| Victorious De Costa | Producer |
| Jevon Frank | Producer |
| David Kraemer | Producer |
| Alexandra Moss | Producer |
| Ben Piner | Producer |
| Melanie Sharee | Producer |
| Vanessa Tovell | Producer |
Editors
