Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD
5.0/5
Critic Rating
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."
Score: 5
Alice Florence Orr • PodcastReview.org • Sep 3, 2024
"Part history lesson, part critical study, Empire City is a compelling development in the continued discussion of modern policing."
