Black Boys on Mopeds by Sinead O'Connor (1989)

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Sinead O'Connor

Black Boys on Moped was released on March 1, 1990 and sung by an Irish singer-songwriter, Sinead O'Connor. The track is on her 1990’s 2nd album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got written and arranged by herself. The song was inspired by an incident of a black British man who died from a gunshot wound on January 12, 1983. Although the lyrics do not mention Colin Roach directly, it is dedicated to his family. [1]

Another source stated that the lyrics refer to an incident where the police pursued Nicholas Bramble, a youth, who was riding a moped and mistaken belief that had stolen the moped. The incident was in England on May 17, 1989. [2]

Controversy

Collin Roach died from a gunshot wound on January 12, 1983. The incident of the 21-year-old British black man took place inside the entrance of Stoke Newington police station, in the London Borough of Hackney. The police cover-up amidst allegations, the case became a cause célèbre in the United Kingdom for the civil rights activists and black community groups. [3]

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