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Trayvon Martin protests: What of the other young black males lost to violence?

Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 6:30 AM

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Tameka Wyatt is like so many others.

She sees what happened to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, and she sees red.

But not for the same reason as so many protesters.

Because when she sees the protests over Martin, she sees her son, 16-year-old Curtis Harrison.

He was shot in the back and left to die in Birmingham in September 2011.

There was no outrage. No protests. No Birmingham City Council members clad in hoodies to show solidarity with her son, as many were Tuesday because of the Martin case.

"It makes me mad," Wyatt said Tuesday. "My son was innocent, too."

It is hard for Wyatt and others to process the difference between Martin's death and those of the many young black men killed on a regular basis.

In Birmingham, perennially one of the most murderous cities in America, 15 people have been killed so far this year. Fourteen of those were black males.

Wyatt pointed out that none drew protests or rallies.

"Why doesn't this happen for all the kids that are murdered?" she asked.

In 2011, Birmingham police recorded 54 chargeable homicides and three justifiable ones. Of the 54 chargeable ones, 38 of the cases were the result of black-on-black crime. No charges have been made in 17 of those cases.

In 2010, Birmingham had 58 chargeable homicides and four justifiable ones. Of the chargeable cases, 40 were the result of black-on-black crime. No charges have been made in 20 of them.


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Destee

 

[Omowale Jabali]

We need to be clear about something here. In the Trayvon Martin situation the parents took action.

It is the parents who are the primary custodians of their children. Therefore, it is their primary responsibility to seek justice for their children.

 

[Destee]

We need to be clear about something here. In the Trayvon Martin situation the parents took action.

It is the parents who are the primary custodians of their children. Therefore, it is their primary responsibility to seek justice for their children.

you really believe that? that the mother in the story above, just didn't do enuff ... that's why she didn't get any attention.

her and the 28 parents that lost Black Sons this year in B'ham alone ... they just aint doin enuff either.

but somehow ... miraculously ... thru the fog and haze of dead Black Male bodies ... Trayvon's Parents did?

what did they do ... insist that the Today Show put them on the air ... what?

c'mon now ... i know you got better than that to give this discussion.



Destee

 

[Omowale Jabali]

you really believe that? that the mother in the story above, just didn't do enuff ... that's why she didn't get any attention.

her and the 28 parents that lost Black Sons this year in B'ham alone ... they just aint doin enuff either.

but somehow ... miraculously ... thru the fog and haze of dead Black Male bodies ... Trayvon's Parents did?

what did they do ... insist that the Today Show put them on the air ... what?

c'mon now ... i know you got better than that to give this discussion.



Destee

You sure do have a way with words.

Did I say that she did not do enough?

My point is that it is the primary responsibility to take action in such incidents.

That is my opinion on this matter and I rest my case.

 

[Destee]

You sure do have a way with words.

Did I say that she did not do enough?

My point is that it is the primary responsibility to take action in such incidents.

That is my opinion on this matter and I rest my case.

Yeah Brother O ... you should be willing to point to the actions Trayvon's Parents took, that led to the media attention they received.

Obviously, it must be a lot more than most Black Parents that have to bury their Sons do, for few get this.

If there is an act, an action, that a Black Parent could do to achieve this end, you should tell us all what it is.

I don't believe there is one ... so it makes sense for you to rest this tired case you are presenting.



Destee