New Haven is a hub for activism of all kinds. While many attribute this heightened political engagement to Yale’s presence, the extent of political graffiti throughout the city beyond Yale suggests this assumption is flawed. “Rest in Peace Malik Jones” is sprayed above the Union Station train tracks. In 1997, Malik Jones, an unarmed Black man, was shot by police after a chase from East Haven to New Haven. Three decades later, the community remembers this act of police brutality. …