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Enrique

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5. if his white friend were at the center of a story like this

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 10:37 AM

Aug 2014

news stories might well dig into her past the way this author says they would not.

And something to keep in mind is that the NYT story was based on interviews with Brown's friends and family, moreso than any other story I've seen.

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There Are No Angels � What The New York Times Won�t Tell You [View all] deminks Aug 2014 OP

Excellent point, well written indeed. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #1

they do. I wonder what they wrote about the little roguevalley Aug 2014 #23

You might appreciate this then: dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #25

K & R. n/t FSogol Aug 2014 #2

Hispanic and Black boys are expected to have less vises in order NOT to be deemed as dangerous... uponit7771 Aug 2014 #3

It's not whether Hispanics and Black males have less vices ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #13

K & R L0oniX Aug 2014 #4

if his white friend were at the center of a story like this Enrique Aug 2014 #5

You should write this as an editorial to the NYT gopiscrap Aug 2014 #6

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #7

okay heaven05 Aug 2014 #8

There is zero doubt about why that article saw the light of day, NONE. Moostache Aug 2014 #12

^^^ this^^^ n/t BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #16

Thank you! JaydenD Aug 2014 #27

It's kind of like being female VA_Jill Aug 2014 #9

exactly. n/t LittleGirl Aug 2014 #19

you mean mercuryblues Aug 2014 #26

o lord in heaven. !! JaydenD Aug 2014 #28

I gave up on NYT and NPR heaven05 Aug 2014 #10

Between crap like this and still giving Maureen Dowd a job, I'm about done with the NYT. (nt) Paladin Aug 2014 #11

the nyt apology is not good enough samsingh Aug 2014 #14

Character Assassination Is An Ugly Business That The 1% Uses Regularly cantbeserious Aug 2014 #15

Once again the NYT brings SHAME upon itself. navarth Aug 2014 #17

How perfect does a person need to be to deserve to live? surrealAmerican Aug 2014 #18

kick I'm no angel. tea and oranges Aug 2014 #20

and I'm sure the NY Times is working on an article maxrandb Aug 2014 #21

no, they wrote an article about how his MOTHER committed a crime Enrique Aug 2014 #30

racial bias in media ... napkinz Aug 2014 #22

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #24

Interesting how.... supernova Aug 2014 #29