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Three participants in a community meeting on police brutality sit in chairs, listening to a speaker who is not in frame. From right to left, one man sits with a sling on his arm, the participant in the middle is holding pages of notes, and the…

Five participants in a community meeting on police brutality sit in chairs, in front of two signs in Chinese characters, and one sign in English that reads “Let’s Respect ALL in N.Y.C.” From left to right, one man sits wearing an earpiece for…

A man wearing a headset for translation speaks at a community meeting on police brutality, co-sponsored by Coalition for the Advancement of Police Accountability. He sits in front of two posters written in Chinese characters. Referenced in CAAAV…

A vacant Dragon Gate Market with empty stalls in Sara D. Roosevelt Park on the Lower East Side. Two people walk in the distance. In the back, there is a large mural painted on a brick building that features a dragon in front of a city skyline.…

A group of protesters march beside police barricades while holding signs during a demonstration for Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. The signs read “Stop Police Brutality” and “Why Did The Police Attack Saleem?"

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A group of protesters march at a demonstration for Saleem Osman with their fists raised in the air—a typical symbol of solidarity, strength, and resistance against oppression. Beside the protesters is an NYPD officer riding a motorcycle.

On May…

A uniformed NYPD officer looks off into the distance during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. Behind the officer are participating protesters, one of whom is holding a sign obscured from being fully viewed which reads “South Asians Demand End Police…

A group of protesters holding signs in English, Chinese, and Korean march on the sidewalk during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. One of the English signs features the words “Police the Police Now!” alongside a drawing of a police officer wielding a…

A group of protesters holding signs march on the sidewalk during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. The sign in the center of the image, which is slightly obscured, reads “South Asians Demand End Police Brutality.” The sign in the back reads “Drop All…

A group of protesters play the drums while marching on the sidewalk during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. An NYPD officer rides beside them on a motorcycle.

On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was…