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Strange Fruit #224: Empathy For White Kids, Suspicion For Kids Of Color
2017-12-22
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It started with a viral video of Keaton Jones, an 11-year-old boy in knoxville, tennessee. In the video, he's crying and talking about how he was bullied at school. After his mom posted the footage online, celebrities supported him and people started fundraising for his family.
It only took a day or two for more of the story to come out: Keaton's mom's motives were called into question, and her old facebook posts showed her posing with confederate flags.
This week on Strange Fruit we talk about the post and the backlash. Author Arielle Newton joins us to unpack why why empathy seems to be automatic for white kids, but not so quick for children of color. (http://racebaitr.com/2017/12/12/keaton-jones-black-children-white-sup/#)
And we'll also chat with George Johnson about his recent piece, "Fear of the State, Fear of My Home: To Be Black and Queer in America" (https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=The_Root_facebook)
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