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Web posted Feb. 24 at 06:24 PM
Mr. Dalton is correct in denouncing acts of murder, assault, rape,
illegal possession of weapons and other crimes. However, he is clearly
wrong and patently racist to list a number of criminal charges and
allegations made against a few African-American personalities and then
ascribe these characteristics to all African-Americans.
We all should take a few moments to reflect on the positive
contributions and honorable lives led by the majority of African-
Americans.
We can find criminal and negative behaviors in individuals from all
groups of people. Conversely, among all groups we can find good works and
positive behaviors. Mr. Dalton and others forget that the media's focus is
not on the positive contributions of minorities and women, but on news
events that sell. Unfortunately, negative is what sells in today's
society.
Unlike Mr. Dalton, I am not naive enough to believe the image of
African-Americans created by the media is an accurate one. A truer, more
positive image can be found in my own mirror and the mirrors of most
African Americans. In my mirror I see a man of God, a husband, a father, a
soldier, an American citizen and a black man. What do you see in the
mirror?
Laurence M. Mixon, Fort Gordon
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