THORNS ON THE ROSE: BLACK ABUSE, CORRUPTION & THE PASADENA POLICE
Thorns on the Rose: Black Abuse, Corruption & the Pasadena Police is a documentary about just that: black abuse, corruption, and the Pasadena police. Throughout the sixty-minute documentary, the viewer is shown example after example of moments when police officers in Pasadena have killed or abused black men in the city. The documentary goes through examples from the last forty years or so, but its focus is on the last few years with incidents like the beating death of JR Thomas in 2016 or the violence against Christopher Ballew in 2017, and the shooting of Anthony McClain when he ran away from the police in 2020.
ZINZUN: A REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVIST
Michael Zinzun fought against injustices for all people his entire adult life. From Pasadena and South-Central Los Angeles to Brazil, Haiti, and Southern Africa, he was adorned for being a revolutionary activist.
The film is available on Tubi, Amazon Prime, Reveel, the African Diaspora Network, Stash Documentaries, and other streaming services.