The Actual National Conversation on Race

I meant to write about the acquittal in the Sean Bell case, which is tragic. But this video does a better job of it, and reports on the numerous demonstrations in New York City over this, which got little to no play in the traditional media - probably because they weren't violent, and only violent demonstrations by black people get media coverage.



Sean Bell is a symbol but not isolated. And police brutality is not just an issue in New York City but nationwide. And this is also a racial issue, and the Obama comments are interesting, as well as how African-Americans react to his double-bind of how he is constrained by national political forces to remain less angry or militant.

It's a complex issue, but it needs to be addressed openly, and not just among black people but everyone.