Must not tell the truth about black crime

The New York Times has been accused of racism over an obituary of a beloved Aboriginal actor that some Australians described as 'shameful'.

The publication's Twitter post about Jack Charles' death said he 'was one of Australia's leading Indigenous actors, but his heroin addiction and penchant for burglary landed him in and out of jail throughout his life'.

Furious social media users claimed the post, which has since been removed, was offensive and an example of 'racial profiling'.

'No, we are not doing this. He was a leading actor and activist. This isn't presenting a complex person, it's straight up racial profiling,' one user wrote.

'Wow. This is … one of the worst ways I've seen his story told. Shame on you,' said another.

'How to say "we're a tone deaf racist publication" without saying "we're a tone deaf racist publication",' commented a third.

The original post has since been removed and replaced with a tweet remembering Charles as 'one of Australia's leading Indigenous actors and activists'

The Indigenous actor died of a stroke on September 13 aged 79.

Senator Lidia Thorpe posted to social media that the Aboriginal community had 'lost our King'.

Charles was taken from his mother as an infant, raised at the Salvation Army Boys' Home in Melbourne's Box Hill - where he was the only Aboriginal child.

He was raised as a Christian and remained religious until his death.

The Aboriginal actor spent decades in and out of prison and battled a serious addiction.

He said his struggles with addiction and the law was a reaction to childhood trauma, such as being taken from his mother as an infant and experiencing both physical and sexual abuse while growing up in an orphanage.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11238317/New-York-Times-backlash-shameful-Jack-Charles-obituary.html

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