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The Substance of TruthBlack Youth Violence, Adult Society, and the Rage of Reality

The Substance of Truth: Black Youth Violence, Adult Society, and the Rage of Reality [On October 7, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder, responding to the videotaped beating death of 16-year-old Chicago student Derrion Albert, expressed hope it would blare a “stark wake-up call to a reality that can be easy for too many to ignore as they go about their daily lives.” Holder explained why the ongoing onslaught of youth-on-youth attacks should receive greater attention, adding, “Youth violence is not a Chicago problem anymore than it is a Black problem, a White problem, or a Hispanic problem. … It is an American problem.”4 But the attorney general failed to mention that as much as it is a national (and, really, international) “problem,” it just as much is an adult problem.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Substance of TruthBlack Youth Violence, Adult Society, and the Rage of Reality

Part of the Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education Book Series (volume 71)
Editors: Olorunda, Tolu
Olorunda, Tolu
The Substance of Truth — Jan 1, 2011
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Publisher
SensePublishers
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© SensePublishers 2011
Pages
47 –53
DOI
10.1007/978-94-6091-534-5_7
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Abstract

[On October 7, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder, responding to the videotaped beating death of 16-year-old Chicago student Derrion Albert, expressed hope it would blare a “stark wake-up call to a reality that can be easy for too many to ignore as they go about their daily lives.” Holder explained why the ongoing onslaught of youth-on-youth attacks should receive greater attention, adding, “Youth violence is not a Chicago problem anymore than it is a Black problem, a White problem, or a Hispanic problem. … It is an American problem.”4 But the attorney general failed to mention that as much as it is a national (and, really, international) “problem,” it just as much is an adult problem.]

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: Police Officer; Attorney General; Youth Violence; Black Youth; Mass Incarceration

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