"Colin Flaherty was the reporter’s reporter -- especially on tough stories. And he was recognized for it with more than 50 journalism awards from around the country.
"Now he has written a book about the toughest story of all: Racial violence."
"Flaherty has the goods: This is an important and penetrating book about a big problem. Read it. Pass it around. Send it to a local talk show host or, better still, a reporter."
"Lord knows they need it."
White Girl Bleed a Lot ”has gone viral.”
“A favorite of conservative voices.”
"Flaherty digs up some great examples of officials denying or covering up black violence.
My favorite example was a school superintendent in Philadelphia who circulated "a pamphlet on how not to antagonize black students" to Asian students while the local papers were busying explaining that the violence had "no racial component." Right."
I don’t get it. Is it White Girl Bleed A Lot?
Yes, it is a quote taken from an incident where a white girl was severely beaten while a group of blacks stood around and watched, some even cheered and laughed. The attack is documented in the book.
Double bingo!
That took place, at the 2010 or 2011 Wisconsin State Fare.
Bingo!
I think that a good backstory is how this book qualified in the category of “African American Studies.” I thought that this category prohibited any substance or gravitas. You know, like you have to actually have a handicap to enter the special Olympics? Remember when Kramer was the best student in his karate class, until we learned that the other students were all like eight?