In recent years, the media has been saturated with stories of black men losing their lives at the hands of law enforcement officials. These tragedies have spurred countless debates and discussions, many of which almost always offer an imperfect picture of the men being discussed. The virtual exchange on Meet the Press between former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Professor Michael Eric Dyson in November of 2014 is a prime example. They were discussing the recently decided grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri s Michael Brown case. We are talking about the exception herewe are talking about the...
In recent years, the media has been saturated with stories of black men losing their lives at the hands of law enforcement officials. These tragedies ...