What It Feels Like to be Black in America » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

What It Feels Like to be Black in America » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
Zimmerman’s defense team wanted words like “gang,” “gang-related,” “gun” or “drug-related” added to the story because they know that most of the time it strips “the accused” (who are usually black) of their human rights and humanity. They know that if some black kid’s face on the news and the word gun or drug is mentioned, even blacks, unless they’re family members, most often don’t really care what happens to them. The defense’s goal was to flip the script and make Martin the accused." Read More: http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/07/17/what-it-feels-like-to-be-black-in-america/
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