The op-ed column by Karen Attiah in Saturday's paper ("It's not just Trump: Western media's culpability") clearly identified U.S. media as for years having treated the black and brown countries in the same manner as POTUS recently did in his horribly racist comment. I feel that the media does the same when writing about our own black and brown citizens. A great example is the article in today's (January 14) Sunday Telegram about the Medicaid mandate for some states ("Medicaid mandate: Common sense or unfair burden?") that certain adults be required to work, get job-training, or perform community service in exchange for getting health coverage through Medicaid. The (Associated Press) article makes a black recipient the example! This certainly does nothing but confirm what too many people think - that most recipients are African-Americans. There are more than 70 million people who are covered by Medicaid, and you confine your example to one African-American! Shame on you for not heeding the need for more fair representation of African-Americans in our society. Please examine your future articles and start being the change that is needed in this country to fairly represent all of our diverse population.

Kerstin Forrester

Putnam, CT