Alice Goffman’s work was completed in the city of Philadelphia, where African American communities and the police force have had a volatile relationship. In 1985, the City government sanctioned the drop of a C4 explosive on a house during a standoff between a radical group and police. As a result, 60 homes were burned to the ground. Please view this and and discussion the following: We institutional racism at the heart of the bombing of West Philadelphia? How would you bring police and communities together after such an event? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpbGgysqE4c