White Criminals Get Excuses While Black Victims Get Villainized  | Zerlina.

For decades the media has villainized Black people in various ways such as portraying Black children as adults in order to justify demonizing them. Journalist Mara Schiavocampo and Northwestern's Dr. Steven Thrasher join Zerlina Maxwell to discuss the implications of representation in the media. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc

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