Jean Michel Basquiat's the negro cop. He painted this after the #NYPD beat a young black graffiti artist who later died. When asked was inspire him to paint negro cop he said I could have easily been that young man. Had to use my voice since he couldn't.

Jean Michel Basquiat's the negro cop. He painted this after the #NYPD beat a young black graffiti artist who later died. When asked was inspire him to paint negro cop he said I could have easily been that young man. Had to use my voice since he couldn't.