Yusef Kirriem Hawkins AKA Yusuf Hawkins, age 16
Lost to gun violence on August 23, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York.
Photo sources:
- Time: 'Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn' Is Required Viewing for 2020
- IndieWire: ‘Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn’ Review: HBO’s Doc Is Standard Fare, but Required Viewing
- Yusuf Hawkins documentary perfectly depicts racial tension in 1980s NY
- IMDb: Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (TV Movie 2020) - IMDb
- the Guardian: Storm Over Brooklyn: retelling the devastating murder of Yusuf Hawkins
News sources:
- Time: 'Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn' Is Required Viewing for 2020
- Murder of Yusef Hawkins - Wikipedia
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