Earlier this week WBLK personality Young Nok wrote an article about the homicide rate in Buffalo. I found it hard to believe out of the 30 homicides that have happened this year, one of them being his brother Jeremy Lamar, ONLY FIVE HAVE BEEN SOLVED...
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While we all agree that the murder of Trayvon Martin is a tragedy, there are other equally tragic murders being committed almost daily in our city!
So let’s say that George Zimmerman is arrested for the murder of Trayvon Martin and is then given an opportunity to speak and at that very moment says: “why are there so many black people upset with the killing of this one black boy when there is so much black on black crime in the black community?
Irish Singer Sinead O'Connor takes a strong stance against the injustice in the Trayvon Martin case and reminds us that we are ALL decedents of ONE African Woman. Her 5 page open letter to America is a must read for Blacks and Whites alike. Details inside.
Getty Images While the number of hate crimes committed based upon race decreases, which includes all ethnic groups including African-Americans, the number of black on black crimes is steadily rising. According to federal crime statistics, between the years of 1976 and 2004, out of all murders of African-Americans, 94-percent were committed by another black person.