Kadiatou Diallo at the 58th Annual Christopher Awards which honors the year's best Films, TV Programs and Books. The event was on March 15, 2007 at New York City's McGraw-Hill Building. [photos by Brian Ach]
Kadiatou Diallo, mother of Amadou Diallo killed in 1999 shooting by four New York City police officers. She is the founder of the Amadou Diallo Foundation to promote racial healing through educational programs and is a frequent lecturer. She is the co-author of, My Heart Will Cross This Ocean: My Story, My Son, Amadou. [source]
Kadiatou Diallo is from Guinea, West Africa.