Analysis Of Rival Gangs Unite For Justice

In the video titled Rival Gangs Unite for Justice, a CNN correspondent is interviewing members of different street gangs, who have temporarily set aside their differences and attempt to bring a sense of order to the community. When asked if the destructive behavior was gang related, they replied no, they are the ones out there trying to keep the peace. Additionally, when asked if they were doing anything to warrant the police constantly stopping and searching them one gang member shouted, “Stereotypes!” and another stated, “That’s why it’s not all about the (gang) colors right now, it’s about the black man…we’re all united right now, there’s a bigger systematic problem we gotta deal with” (CNN). Throughout the interview they roll footage of

For example, what happened in Baltimore led to social movements in New York and New Jersey and eventually a mass behavior or movement known as “Black Lives Matter”. With very rare exception, the stories on the news and on front pages of newspapers only show those acts of civil disobedience that escalate to violence. Rather than cover a peaceful protest, they would have a news story where police had to arrest protesters. People form opinions on events, cultures, politics and even other races based on what they see on the news. Two virtually identical situations can be understood in two completely different ways based on the way it is reported. For example, “the Associated Press wire service distributed two stories on August 30, 2005. In one, a White couple is shown wading through floodwater and the caption reads "Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store . . ." In the other image, a young Black man is shown in nearly the exact same situation but the caption reads "A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans . . ." The conclusion is that White victims of Katrina found food while Black victims stole food” (Haider). So why didn’t the young Black man find food? This is a part of racism and stereotyping that has been prevalent in society and news coverage for many