A leading cause of death of African-American boys and men in the United States is police violence. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences research states that African-American men are 2.5 times more likely to die by police killing than white men by police officers' hands.

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The Pulitzer Center's Law and Justice Group awarded a grant to the playwright and legal journalist Gloria J. Browne-Marshall for her play SHOT-Caught a Soul.

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The 30-minute one-act play features 16-year-old Kareem Johnson, an African-American teenager who lives in the suburbs, and Police Officer Michael O'Donald, who is white. Kareem dies from a single gunshot by the hands of O'Donald. The play shares each person's perspective of what occurred that night. The play also features Kareem's Aunt Janice and a police union representative giving the play views through others' lens.

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This virtual staged reading of SHOT-Caught a Soul was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. The organization raises awareness of underreported global issues through direct support for quality journalism across media platforms and unique education and public outreach programs.

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