BET Puts A Spotlight On The Murder Wave In Chicago
on November 30th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Mya Lyons, 9, was found stabbed to death in an alley near her father's home. (CBS)
No “all Black attire day” for the over 430 mostly young Black men and women who have been killed? In the meantime, check out the response during the Jena 6 episode.
Sorry, but the hypocrisy with this stuff makes me really want to puke.
A while ago I mentioned on this site that based on the reactions of most Americans, the only hope for value these young men and women have in life is being shot by a White man. Because other than that, they have become nothing more than comfortable statistics we like throw around to serve our little causes.
Heart Of The City: Chicago’s War On Violence
Although this stuff has been in the news all year, I’m glad to see BET devoting some attention to this issue.
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