In response to the killing of an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri, and the biased media coverage of the victim that followed, young people of color on social media began wondering how they might be portrayed if the same happened to them. These pictures are powerful reminders of how stories get told in America.
The image on the left is the image of shooting victim Michael Brown that many media outlets used in the aftermath of the killing. The image on the right is another that surfaced on social media.
These are the responses:
Just curious, #IfTheyGunnedMeDown which picture do you think they
#IfTheyGunnedMeDown pic.twitter.com/K6jpjGxekx— Marvin B. Figueroa (@M_Figueroa06) August 12, 2014
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