Name: Comedian Jay Pharoah posts footage of policeman kneeling on his neck: ‘Why are you doing this?’
Uploaded: 2020-06-13T20:37:49.023878+05:30
Channel: Scroll Staff
Description: Back in February 2020, four officers approached Pharoah, who was exercising, with guns drawn and handcuffed him. One of them knelt on his neck.

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Proud to have collabed w/ so many influencers on this one, @theonlycarey thank you for allowing me to express my situation w/ temperance. #blacklivesmatter #BlackFilter #jaypharoah #blackandproud

A post shared by Jay Pharoah (@jaypharoah) on Jun 12, 2020 at 7:19am PDT

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