Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD

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Crooked Media, Wondery

Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD

5.0/5

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The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history of the largest police force in the world – from its roots in slavery, to rival police gangs battling across the city, to everyday people who resisted every step of the way. As our society debates where policing is going, Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD explores where the police came from.From Wondery, Crooked Media and PushBlack.Follow Empire City: The Untold Or...


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Stephen O. • Podcast Delivery Sep 9, 2024

"Host Chenjerai Kumanyika lays bare a raw and often shocking narrative of the NYPD’s transformation...Kumanyika compels and often agitates you to rethink the very idea of law enforcement.... offering a perspective that’s as enlightening as it is uncomfortable."

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