MISSING BLACK WOMEN, who would know??????
By George Cook www.letstalkhonestly.com
I'm sure by now most of you may have heard of the case of Latasha Norman a Jackson State University student who was recently reported missing and found dead.
You are also probably aware of the lack of media attention the case got. What's especially galling in the case of Latasha Norman is that she was everything a parent could ask for.
She was a college student, active in the church, and working a job. She was the type of daughter any parent would want and if she had been white we would have inundated with stories about her constantly. Hell they may have put up a statue by now.
But that of course is not the case. Latasha Norman was black and could barely get five minutes of air time. Natalee Holloway who did not deserve whatever happened to her was out partying, drinking, and having sex with a guy she just met and two years later she can still be the #1 news story on cable news. Not only does she still get air time but there are panels of legal "experts" discussing her case ,TWO YEARS LATER!
There is the case of Emily Sander a young white women better known as Zoey Zane. Zoey Zane was her porn name. Sadly she went missing and was later found dead. She led a life that sadly may have lead to her death and set a bad example for young girls but she still got more coverage than Latasha Norman.
What kind of message are we sending when one girl who is doing everything society ask of her and can't get coverage for her case and another who was doing things we don't want minors to do can dominate the news headlines?
There are more current cases of missing black women:
Denise Hart of Schenectady NY
Elmora Charles of Tucson Arizona.
Celcila Engrums- Fayetteville NC
Sadly there are many more and to find out more and I would suggest an excellent blog on this subject Black & Missing but not Forgotten. You can check it out at:
blackandmissing.blogspot.com/
It's obvious that the main stream media is not going to cover these cases with the attention they deserve. I think it's time we ask black radio, newspapers, web sites, television , and magazines to step up and aggressively cover these cases. We have to help our OWN! No one else is going to do it.
George Cook www.letstalkhonestly.com
1 comment:
Welcome Mr. Cook to my blog. This is sad that mainstream media would use its precious resources on missing white women at the expense of Black women and girls in America. Even now, the media is talking more about the shooter who killed eight people, then himself in Omaha while hundreds of Blacks go missing during these three days. The media is more interested in trivial bits and pieces on Natalee Holloway and British Madelaine McCann than they ever did with Latasha Norman, Theresa Gunn, Meghan Williams, Latoyia Figueroa, Tamika Hueston, all the victims of New Jersey schoolyard shooting, Denise Hart, Cecilia Engrums, victims of serial killer Henry Louis Wallace(all young pretty Black women), Sherrice Iverson, and many other young women and girls of Color who went missing and/or dead, past and present.
You are the light to this cold, uncaring world we live in and I hope you publish your essays and news here on my blog. These women deserve more. Let them know that these women didn't die in vain and that these women will never be forgotten.
May these women rest in peace. As for the missing women, may they be found safe and sound. May the prayers be with the families of the women as well.
Yours Truly,
Stephanie B.
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