The New Jim Crow

Today's Other 'Jim Crow'

Van Gosse | Posted 05.29.2012

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Van Gosse

In some ways, current politics mimic the reaction against democracy at the twentieth century's turn, when Jim Crow segregation entrenched itself in the southern states.

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Institutionalized Racism and the War on Drugs

Joshua Shulman | Posted 05.16.2012

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Joshua Shulman

Is our Criminal Justice system really just a way to keep large numbers of African-Americans out of mainstream society, like we did under Jim Crow?

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How The National Urban League Missed The Mark With It's State Of Black America Report

Leigh Owens | Posted 05.09.2012

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Leigh Owens

This week the National Urban League released it's 2012 State of Black America Report and with it hosted a forum at Howard University to discuss the findings.

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WATCH: MSNBC Host On 'Abomination' That's Not Being Discussed In Campaign

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 02.05.2012

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MSNBC's Chris Hayes used his Saturday show to discuss what he called the "abomination" that was not being addressed in the 2012 campaign: the American...

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'Felon' Is The New N-Word

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 02.11.2012

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Christine A. Scheller

Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" challenges us to confront the shame of our criminal justice system in the pursuit of real justice.

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Living Integration With Newsboys Lead Singer Michael Tait

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 10.09.2011

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Christine A. Scheller

"I want people to see that the beauty of the human race is found in the diversity of the human race. We are God's bouquet."

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Michelle Alexander And Dr. Vincent Harding Visit Manual High School

Posted 05.25.2011

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"How many of you know someone who has been killed in gang violence?" Denver teacher and self-awareness coach Ra Maat asks an auditorium half-filled wi...

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Ladies and Gentlemen: The U.S. (in)Justice System

Mikhail Lyubansky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mikhail Lyubansky

I've been reading, talking, and thinking a lot about justice lately. And the deeper I get into it, the more evident it is that our justice system i...

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Lock-up: What Behind the Mass Incarceration Across the Nation?

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arlene M. Roberts

Where have all the black men gone? Michelle Alexander, in her recently released book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, answers the question head on.

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Where Have All the Black Men Gone?

Michelle Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Alexander

Here's a hint for all those still scratching their heads about those missing black fathers: Look in prison.

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The New Jim Crow

Michelle Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Alexander

There are more African Americans under correctional control today -- in prison or jail, on probation or parole -- than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began.

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