The New Jim Crow

Today's Other 'Jim Crow'

Van Gosse | Posted 05.29.2012

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.

Institutionalized Racism and the War on Drugs

Joshua Shulman | Posted 05.16.2012

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?

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

Leigh Owens | Posted 05.09.2012

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.

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

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 02.05.2012

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...

'Felon' Is The New N-Word

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 02.11.2012

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.

Living Integration With Newsboys Lead Singer Michael Tait

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 10.09.2011

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."

Michelle Alexander And Dr. Vincent Harding Visit Manual High School

Posted 05.25.2011

"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...

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

Mikhail Lyubansky | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

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

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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.

Where Have All the Black Men Gone?

Michelle Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011

Michelle Alexander

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

The New Jim Crow

Michelle Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011

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.