Every time a conversation focuses on the disparity of the number of young Black males being killed by Caucasian police officers, someone inevitably asks the question, “Why don’t anyone talk about Black on Black kids killing each other?” To set the record straight, that question has to be recognized for what it is: A slight-of-hand tactic; a smoke screen; misdirection. The reason that question is asked is to throw off the focus and change the narrative. But if we answer that question, we put an end to it.
Letter to the editor: Everything is tied to systemic racism
