BLACK LIVES MATTER
Black Women Are Invisible
The Godfather of Harlem: An important message was delivered.
The Shoplifting Heroin Addict
Elise Johnson is a drug addict. In episode 3 of The Godfather of Harlem (set in the early 1960s), Elise is arrested for shoplifting to fund her heroin habit. While in custody, she is raped by a black officer, who gets away with it. The white officer that was present at the initial custody sheepishly walked away as he noticed the black officer taking advantage of the situation — no one around.
The Black Officer Wishes It Were Someone Else’s Daughter
The black officer got caught, but not by the authorities. Bumpy Johnson took care of the officer himself.
“I didn’t know it was your daughter!” the black officer screamed to Bumpy Johnson seeking grace for his offense (how ironic).
This phrase baffles me. The black officer implies that it’s okay to rape black women as long as it’s not the daughter of someone prominent like Bumpy Johnson.
What if it were a white woman?
I want to take it further, though. If a white woman got caught…
