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In the bronx organized a mother's day boycott in protest of the killing of sean bell. he was a 23-year unarmed black man who was killed the morning before his wedding after five new york police officers fired at least 50 bullets into his car. the announcement for the protest against police brutality posted on the group's website read "this boycott was seat for may 11th 2008, mothers' day. there will be no shopping for cards, flowers, clothing, shoes or dining out. spend time with mom at home. seven her dinner or buy her flowers from a black-owned business. we can be effective if we unite in th...

May 2008, a group of women in the bronx organized a mother's day boycott in protest of the killing of sean bell. he was a 23-year unarmed black man who was killed the morning before his wedding after five new york police officers fired at least 50 bullets into his car. the announcement for the protest against police brutality posted on the group's website read, "this boycott was set for may 11th 2008, mother's day. there will be no shopping for cards, flowers, clothing, shoes or dining out. spend time with mom at home. seven her dinner or buy her flowers from a black-owned business. we can be ...

Of the killing of sean bell. he was a 23-year unarmed black man who was killed the morning before his wedding after five new york police officers fired at least 50 bullets into his car. the announcement for the protest against police brutality posted on the group's website read, "this boycott was set for may 11th 2008, mother's day. there will be no shopping for cards, flowers, clothing, shoes or dining out. spend time with mom at home. seven her dinner or buy her flowers from a black-owned business. we can be effective if we unite in the name of our children." that note, peaceful expression o...

City. demographics unit was renamed to the zone assessment unit and it is still operational. get this. in 2012, the nypd admitted the unit had not been responsible for uncovering any terrorist plots, had led to zero arrests, and not a single leak. coming up, i'll be joined by the authors of "enemies within." stay with us. joining me now, pulitzer prize winning investigative reporters for the "associated press" matt apuzzo and adam goldman. authors of the book "enemies within: inside the nypd's secret spying unit and bin laden's final plot against america." how is this legal?

8.4 million people. we wanted to know more about the neighborhoods that we were policing. that's the report that we did. the so-called demographics unit since change theed name, but that's what you're reporting about. it was never put in place to generate leads. it was put in place for us to have contextual information. people will say you have people not generating leads. but we generate leads in other ways, but not from that particular unit. >> how important is it it to have the cooperation of the muslim community? because one thing i'm struck by, it is citizens who report things. so the tim...