There have been strong reactions to the recent verdict in Collin County, Texas—where Karmelo Anthony, a black teenager, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, a white teenager.
Following the conviction protests have already spread to other states outside of Texas. The highly polarizing and racial nature of the trial has drawn nationwide attention, especially in the media, resulting in many heated demonstrations between supporters of both teens outside of the Courthouse in McKinney, Texas.
After the verdict, the president of NGAN, a civil rights and social justice organization, said in an interview that “black America should be upset about what went on today.”
Shouldn’t black Americans also be upset that official crime data shows that homicide is the leading cause of death for young black males, and 90% of black homicide victims are killed by black offenders, and that the homicide victimization rate for black Americans is generally four times higher than the national average.
Where’s the outrage and civil rights leaders and organizations when it comes to this issue? Where is the national media coverage?
The way I see it, the reason you rarely see civil rights leaders protesting black-on-black violence in black communities, or the national media covering it, is because there’s no political gain for the Left. The political gain for the Left only comes from pushing the narrative that black people are victims of racial discrimination and systemic racism in America.
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