Article- Black Men as Criminals and as Victims From Black Men Barry Glassner
1. What are the various ways, seldom covered by the news media, in which black men are victimized in American society?
2. Why do the news media exaggerate the likelihood of black men committing violent crimes while underreporting cases of black victimization?
3. Why does Glassner argue that it is hypocritical for claimsmakers to single out rappers for their sexist and violent lyrics?
4. Separately consider each of the problems afflicting black men that you identified in your answer to Question 1: What might be the policy implications if the news media were to give greater coverage to these problems? In other words, what kinds of new initiatives might be undertaken in response to these problems if they received more media exposure?