A peaceful morning at Willowbrook Park is disrupted when a young police officer, Officer Jake Morgan, approaches Evelyn Harper, a black elderly woman in her late 70s, who has been sitting on her favorite park bench enjoying her tea and reflecting on her life. Officer Morgan, with suspicious intentions, questions Evelyn about her presence in the park, suggesting that she doesn’t belong there despite her having lived in the neighborhood for over 50 years.
Evelyn, with calm dignity, asserts her right to be in the park and refuses to provide identification, leading to an escalating confrontation between the two. Read the full story here ▶
