Two interviews which explore how the mass media presents negative images of African-American individuals and the community.|MEDIA IMAGERY : THE MISREPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO THE PUBLIC / interviews and produced by Jan Robinson Flint. - Two interviews which explore how the mass media presents negative images of African-American individuals and the community. CONTENT: pt.1. Astenu, from Coalition Against Black Exploitation (CABE), on the portrayal of the four Black men who were arrested for the attack upon truck driver Reginald Denny during the outbreak of rioting following the Rodney King verdict. Astenu also discusses what the media leaves out of its coverage of police brutality -- pt.2. A Kua, a member of the Coalition Against Police Abuse discusses the media presentation of Black youths, particularly how they are used as scapegoats for the rioting. - RECORDED: 14 May 1992.
pt.1. Astenu, from Coalition Against Black Exploitation (CABE), on the portrayal of the four Black men who were arrested for the attack upon truck driver Reginald Denny during the outbreak of rioting following the Rodney King verdict. Astenu also discusses what the media leaves out of its coverage of police brutality -- pt.2. A Kua, a member of the Coalition Against Police Abuse discusses the media presentation of Black youths, particularly how they are used as scapegoats for the rioting.