Friday, June 1, 2007

BLACK TEENS INVOLVED WITH SUCKER PUNCHING ELDERLY WHITE TEACHER

When two boys feel the need to tag a 61-year-old woman and record it on their cell phone, maybe we need to stop doing the Aunt Jackie dance and find out why we're losing an entire generation of Black males.

Randolph Parker, 16, and 17 year old Dominick Harris of Mobile, Alabama were arrested for cowardly hitting English teacher Melinda Rudisill so hard she needed 20 stitches above her eye.



What happened this week at Murphy High School is ridiculous. This assault could leave these brothers on lockdown for a long time.

And rightfully so. These stories over the last few days about violent Black men are getting old. Family, we must stop co-signing on this foolishness and recognize that too many of our people are caught-up in this glamorization of thug-life.

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