Here’s Why More Attention Needs to Focus on Black Men
As we approach another Father’s Day, let’s look at the social and economic issues African-American men are facing that affect the entire black community. By: Charles D. Ellison Posted: June 10 2015 3:00 AM Audience members at The Root’ s manCODE event at the Corcoran Gallery of Art Feb. 3, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Nicole L. Cvetnic/The Root I n our pressing public discussion about what troubles the souls of black folk, there are times when the conversation can seem phlegmatically black-man-centric. Instead of saying “unarmed black people shot by police,” we accept “unarmed black men ” as the default. Yet we know that black women are being gunned down or brutalized at alarming rates, too. One ugly weekend case