WHY IS IT NEWS?

I am a 21-year-old black male, a senior in college.

I find it utterly ridiculous that a young white woman overdosed on what she
thought was X, and a "drug alert" was issued.

Seventy percent of the people I grew up with are either dead or in jail
because of selling or using drugs.

My neighborhood is filled with crackheads and junkies. When someone black
overdoses, it's not news. When drugs affect rich white folk, it's a
national emergency.

Brian Hardman, Morgan Park