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Kay Bradley

Fact-checking claims about race after Ferguson shooting | Poynter. - 0 views

  • Fox pundit Juan Williams recently expounded upon a column he wrote for the Wall Street Journal in which he described "thuggish behavior" as creating a culture of violence in African-American communities.
  • We decided to check Williams’ claim that the leading cause of death for African-American males 15-34 is murder. That’s True
  • Compared to other ethnicities, the numbers really stand out. Forty percent of African-American males 15-34 who died were murdered, according to the CDC, compared to just 3.8 percent of white males who died. Overall, 14 percent of all men 15-34 who died in 2011 were murdered.
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    "This story originally appeared on the PunditFact website. Poynter.org is republishing with permission. The shooting of 18-year-old African-American Michael Bro"
Kay Bradley

In Aftermath of Missouri Protests, Skepticism About the Prospects for Change - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    This is the first article I read about the fines and fees system in suburbs around St. Louis, MO
Kay Bradley

Field Notes: Pulitzer Institute - 1 views

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    Instagram Blog from journalists in the field.
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