Two 23-year old men were shot and killed yesterday in Philadelphia. One of them made the top headline of the front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer (June 16, 2008). He was described as an "Aspiring Teacher" although his current employment was as a barista at Starbucks (no shame in that...I love those people!). By chance, I walked past that same Starbucks yesterday and wondered why there were multiple news trucks filming on location. The Inquirer also included two photgraphs with this story...one of the victim and one of the street where he died.
The other man's death was reported on page B10 in a tiny little article completey hidden on a page that had nothing else but advertisments for hearing aids, loans and something called "Zeppy".
Anybody want to guess which of these tragedies happened to a white person?
I pray that God's peace be with both families.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Send that comment in a Letter to the Editor of the Inqy! That needs to be brought to light.
Post a Comment