snip Now comes the part of the story that has been scrupulously avoided by the national media. Zimmerman's concern about a young black male stranger has been represented as pure racism... This is the assumption that frames the entire narrative spun by the media. The corollary is that across the nation, young black males, especially those who choose to wear hoodies, are being targeted by white vigilantes. The Rambos are armed and dangerous, and it's open season on young black males... At the very beginning of his 911 call, Zimmerman tells the operator that there have been a lot of...