Do White Media use unflattering Photos of Black Victims of Police Violence? #Iftheygunnedmedown

AJ+:

“From Michael Brown to Renisha McBride to Jordan Davis: how black people who are killed get portrayed in the media — and the courtroom — has often led to outrage. And after the deaths of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner, the hashtags #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, #APHeadlines and #DangerousBlackKids are one way people have flipped the script.”

AJ+ When Black People Are Killed – Michael Brown To Jordan Davis

Sample tweets:

#IfTheyGunnedMeDown, and I was unarmed, what picture would the media use to create a racialized bias? #MikeBrown pic.twitter.com/l2O1D01duh

— Clara Rose Thornton (@ClaraRose) August 13, 2014

#IfTheyGunnedMeDown which picture would they use? pic.twitter.com/NxIVqX7ptg

— Chi GeeO Kay (@JeusFosterChild) August 13, 2014

Tried to do an #IfTheyGunnedMeDown post but there are no photos of me not looking like a bougie person. #sigh #wanttobepartofthemovement

— Chinyeré (@chingerbread) August 13, 2014

Previous arrests and low level criminal records first to surface when young unarmed black men are shot by police. #IfTheyGunnedMeDown

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) August 12, 2014

People in #Gaza are tweeting advice on how to handle tear gas to American citizens. You can't make this up. #Ferguson.

— Bishop Myers (@projectbc) August 14, 2014