Mom dies of 'broken heart' after son Kalief Browder killed himself last year
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No lie I shed a few tears at his story some years ago because he was close to my age
Edit: Hell nah I was 15 in may 2010. I would have lost my mind if I was him
Edit: Hell nah I was 15 in may 2010. I would have lost my mind if I was him
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Mr.Big Meat McGee
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R.I.P 
America's Justice System is dirty and needs a reform. They fukked up an innocent family.
America's Justice System is dirty and needs a reform. They fukked up an innocent family.
I know two ppl who died of a broken heart
May she
I'm glad 13 covered his story. I can't wait to see his documentary.
May she
I'm glad 13 covered his story. I can't wait to see his documentary.
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And the people that did this to the family out here living like aint shyt happen.
Thats why i dont understand people who believe in karma
Thats why i dont understand people who believe in karma
get these nets
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Ten years ago today, Kalief Browder died by suicide, on June 6, 2015, after spending three years at New York’s Rikers Island jail without trial, much of that time in solitary confinement and brutal conditions — after he was accused at the age of 16 of stealing a backpack. We speak with his brother and the director of a new film that aims to remember Kalief and his mother Venida and explores the impact of the trauma they faced and how his family responded. Sisa Bueno is the director of For Venida, For Kalief, which is premiering this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival. It features the poetry of Kalief’s late mother, archival footage from the 1970 uprising in New York City jails, and interviews about the ongoing push to shut down Rikers Island jail. Akeem Browder is the older brother of Kalief Browder and a founder of the Campaign to Shut Down Rikers.
“For Venida, For Kalief”: Kalief Browder’s Late Mother’s Poetry Drives New Film on Impact of Solitary
June 06, 2025Ten years ago today, Kalief Browder died by suicide, on June 6, 2015, after spending three years at New York’s Rikers Island jail without trial, much of that time in solitary confinement and brutal conditions — after he was accused at the age of 16 of stealing a backpack. We speak with his brother and the director of a new film that aims to remember Kalief and his mother Venida and explores the impact of the trauma they faced and how his family responded. Sisa Bueno is the director of For Venida, For Kalief, which is premiering this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival. It features the poetry of Kalief’s late mother, archival footage from the 1970 uprising in New York City jails, and interviews about the ongoing push to shut down Rikers Island jail. Akeem Browder is the older brother of Kalief Browder and a founder of the Campaign to Shut Down Rikers.