While it's not debatable that poor bus service will affect Black folk more than White, the Banner's readership is predominantly White so if they're trying to make an argument and all previous arguments that have focused on the plight of Black folk don't get traction, then you sometimes have to meet your audience where they are instead of the other way around. Given our tribal instincts as humans and the way our social structures have been so segregated, it does stand to reason that a piece would focus on someone that can explain why an issue is important in a way readers will relate.