race & murder

Charles Brown CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us
Fri Apr 23 11:00:56 PDT 1999


Thanks for this report , Maggie. I was reflecting what a number of people had mentioned to me about the initial coverage. I am glad if the overall news stories begin to give a picture of the dimension you mention below.

Charles Brown


>>> <MScoleman at aol.com> 04/23/99 11:14AM >>>
In a message dated 99-04-22 15:42:34 EDT, you write:

<< Charles Brown wrote:

>It is despicable how the media is downplaying the racism. One local

>headline is

>"Group hated athletes the most ".

How much play is the Hitler's birthday connection getting? I was just at a

meeting full of urban sophisticates and only one or two out of a group of

ten were aware of it.

Doug >>

However, the media is interviewing the father of the black athlete who was killed, and the father is doing an excellent job getting out the message that his son was killed BECAUSE he was black. maggie coleman mscoleman at aol.com



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