As of this writing, since January 1, 2013, there have been 157 homicides of blacks in Chicago. The causes of death were 12 by stabbing and 145 by gunshot. Sixteen of them were under 18 years of age. Without looking them up, can you name even one of the victims? Just one? Unless you’re from Chicago or related to someone involved in the case, I’ll bet you can’t.

Have you heard about Darryl Green? He was a 17 year old in Chicago whose decomposed body was found in an abandoned building. He’d been shot to death. It’s suspected he was murdered because he refused to join a gang. Have you heard Darryl Green mentioned on MSNBC? CNN? Even Fox? By Obama? Anyone in Hollywood?

In the 513 days between Trayvon Martin’s death and the verdict in George Zimmerman’s trial there were 11,106 blacks murdered by other blacks. Again, can you name even one of the victims? So why then, […] → Keep reading