What national black leaders are highlighting black-on-black crime? The NAACP? Sharpton? The CBC?
I read an article written by a black dude with the Wall Street Journal around the time of the Zimmerman verdict and he talked about black-on-black murder. Something like 90+ percent of blacks are killed by other blacks. Staggering. I had no idea it was that bad.
But during the Zimmerman trial the "national" discussion was how racist white dudes were posing a threat to young black boys. Absolutely untrue when you look at the numbers. It's a problem. And one that is not being discussed enough.
The premise was "blacks care about trayvon martin but dont care about the black on black crime going on everyday"
And thats wrong. Its a problem, a huge problem. I coached football at Locke high (watts) Roosevelt high (east LA) and Washington high (South central)
ive delt with the lockdowns during practice because of a shooting down the street or across campus. And what happens is the police come, and in a couple of days, the shooter goes to jail. The killing needs to be addressed and it is. But where does it fit nationally?
The leaders of that community do what they can to stem the problem.
Now for your question about Sharpton and CNBC etc...Those arent our leaders just as Rush, Beck and Palin arent yours. They dont go to South central so to call them our leaders and use them as the measuring stick of that community's "outrage" is an inaccurate measurement.