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In reply to the discussion: Dear White Folks - great piece in Ebony [View all]mactime
(202 posts)note how I address this to one person and not a whole race? You are outraged that 7 black youths have been gunned down by police and security guards over the last months but you show no such outrage when more than that are shot every weekend in Chicago or Philadelphia in black on black violence.
You are outraged that the media is using unflattering images of Trayvon from his twitter account instead of a 3 year old picture or is called a thug yet I heard no such complaints when Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom were blamed for being in a known drug area after they were kidnapped, raped, tortured and murdered (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom).
You, and many others, have take this tragic incident and are milking it for all it is worth for your own personal gain. It is time for an honest discussion about race in this country but your pity-party of fear does not provide anything helpful to this discussion.