blackforestdweller:atane:nerdscloset:Miles Davis covered in blood after an altercation with police&l
blackforestdweller:atane:nerdscloset:Miles Davis covered in blood after an altercation with police“Altercation” sounds so polite, like it was a mutual thing and not one man getting assaulted by the police. Miles got beat up by the police.The cops assaulted Miles because he was black. He was standing outside Birdland where he just performed and was taking a break. His name was on the marquee. They saw him escort a white female friend from the club into a taxi and then they approached him after as he was taking a smoke break. The cops told him to “move on”. Miles said he was playing at the club and was on break. They weren’t hearing any of that. One cop then punched him in the stomach, while another one cracked him on the head with a nightstick. That’s why he’s covered in blood. He was a victim of police brutality.Miles hates the police.A bloodied Black man and a white cop, a familiar American portrait. Except it turned out this man was a musical genius and jazz legend. -- source link