Invisible Hate

A Killing in Howard Beach

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23-year-old black man Michael Griffith was killed on December 20, 1986, in Howard Beach, in Queens, New York City, after being chased by a group of white youths. While running away, he fled onto a highway where he was fatally struck by a passing motorist. Saadia and Asad share the story.

Source Materials  

  • History Channel 
  • The New York Times - November 21, 1991 
  • The New York Times - December 18, 2011 
  • New York Times - October 23, 2017 
  • News One 
  • Caribbean Life News 
  • CBS News 
  • Black Past 
  • Case Text - People Vs Riley 
  • The Washington Post  
  • ABC News Broadcast
  • Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 
  • Every Action - 22 Black-Led Nonprofit Organizations Making History 



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