Black journalist dresses as Klansman to denounce black-on-b
lack violence
Documentary filmmaker Sixx King is black and he's tired of
black-on-black violence so he wanted to do something proactive to make a
statement.
So he put on a KKK outfit with a white
hood and stood in public in Philadelphia to draw attention to an issue
that the black community has not been able to solve - black men killing
black men at record numbers.
This is not just a Philadelphia problem, this is a problem in
most large urban populations. Last year, Chicago reported more than 500
homicides, and most involved black men killed by black men.
In Milwaukee County, of the 101 homicide victims in 2012, 71 were
black males, according to the Milwaukee County medical examiner's
office.
King, 35, is tired. While wearing the
costume, he had a sign saying that black violence kills more blacks than
the Klan ever has. Sixx said in 2011 more than 7,000 black people were
killed; he said the KKK killed 3,446 blacks in 86 years.
Black-on-black murders surpass the total number of people killed by the KKK every six months.
I know a number of blacks and some whites who will find what King did
offensive. I understand that, but ask yourself this question: What do
you see black politicians doing about the issue? I mostly hear crickets.
-W&J's Producer
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