Quit concern trolling about black “fatherlessness”

The right isn’t interested in the real reasons why black kids grow up without dads, so they can stop pretending to care

Justin Ward
Nov 5 · 6 min read

Last week, the Baltimore police union tweeted out a video of a group of black teens dancing with guns in their hands and singing the chorus of a rap song with the caption “This is…

Justin Ward

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Radical journalist. Write about extremism, politics, class, labor, history and media. Bylines at SPLC, The Baffler & ArcDigi.Twitter: @justwardoctrine

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