24/09/2016
We're pleased to share that StoryCorps' Traffic Stop received a News & Documentary Emmy in the category "New Approaches, Arts, Lifestyles, & Culture" on Wednesday night.
In the animated short Traffic Stop, storyteller Alex Landau shares his story about his memorable, life-changing experience when he was stopped by Denver police in 2009. Alex's story adds to a current conversation in our culture about police relations in the U.S.
Please take a moment to watch this animated short Traffic Stop and keep this conversation going by sharing it on your social media.
https://storycorps.org/animation/traffic-stop/
Alex Landau was raised by his adoptive parents to believe that skin color didn’t matter. When he was pulled over by Denver police officers in 2009, he lost his belief in a color-blind world—and nearly lost his life. Alex tells his mother, Patsy Hathaway, what happened that night and how it still aff...