Will James
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Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, the Watts riots, the Harlem riots, the Black Panther Party.
He taught him about the dangers young Black men can face from police and what to do if they confront you.
I have been harassed by police on multiple occasions.
So I teach my son to be careful.
So that when he's harassed by police, because I assume he'll be harassed by police, that he knows how to behave, knows how to speak, he knows how to move.
Antonio Sr.
has mixed feelings about this now.
To be honest, if it meant that I'd have my son back, I wouldn't teach my son black history.
Because I want to have him back right now.
That's the man they have with black history.
I know this might be difficult to talk about, but how did you find out about your son's death and what were your communications like with the city after it happened?
The sheriff came to my house, knocked on my door.
Told me the bad news.
I talked to the detective.
The chief of police at that time called me once or twice.
I said, I need some arrests made.
I need justice for my son.
We're working on that.
We got some leads we're going to follow up on.
You know, this could take a while, but we're working on it.