Local News Didn’t Choose This Picture Of Murdered Black Teen…
News outlets have a long history of smearing black victims. Cenk Uygur, Jayar Jackson, Francesca Fiorentini, and Brooke Thomas, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. TYT now has a full audio network! Listen at
“On the night of July 22, Nia Wilson and her sister Lahtifa Wilson were stabbed after they disembarked a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train at MacArthur Station, according to local Fox affiliate KTVU. The fatal incident resulted in the death of 18-year-old Nia, a graduate of Oakland High in California, while Lahtifa was rushed to a local hospital to receive treatment for her critical injuries.
The man accused of carrying out the attack, 27-year-old John Lee Cowell, was arrested on July 23 and charged with first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and theft, according to The New York Times.
A witness described the incident to The San Francisco Chronicle, saying he saw one of the sisters bleeding from the neck and saw the suspect “poking” the other. The witness said he heard no arguing or yelling before the attack.”*
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