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From a message from Doreen Hopkins on the H-AFRO-AM list, an illuminating comparison:

Black male "looting":
text: "A looter carries a bucket of beer out of a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, as floodwaters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)"

Another Black male "looting":
text: "A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it...."

Other people "find":
text: "Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area in New Orleans, Louisiana.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen)"


Update: At AFP's request, Yahoo has pulled the last photograph because of controversy over the racially biased use of language. They have not, however, pulled the other two.

Here's Yahoo's statement. See what you think....


And there's more here.