Posted by
flagwaver on Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:32:11 PM
With the tragic murder of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor dominating the headlines, some have taken this is an opportunity to discuss the problem of violence that plagues the Black community. As much as Blacks have a tendency to blame white folks fot their problems...you know the list, institutional racism, latent racism, educational racism, et cetera...white people aren't the ones killing us. We are. It may be blunt, but it is very real, and it is totally accurate.
To that end,
Jason Whitlock has added his perspective to the disussion. While I don't agree with Mr. Whitlock's assertion that bringing up past incidents with law enforcement or on the field is necessarily appropriate in this instance, since it can induce many to "blame the victim" for lack of a better term, I am in complete agreement with his broader point. If we Black men don't stop killing each other, we will have made ourselves the endagered species that so many rappers talk about. Check the link, even you non sports fans need to read Mr. Whitlock's article.
Hat tip to my brother Pat for sending me the article!