† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Peace, Finally, for Rodney King/No Justice, Still, for…
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From United for a Fair Economy: The last 30 years of public policy have hindered progress toward Dr. King’s dream of racial equality. Thirty years from now, people of color will collectively represent the majority of the U.S. population. If we continue along the same governing path, the racial economic…
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Today there are more African Americans under correctional control, whether in prison or jail, on probation or on parole, than there were enslaved in 1850. And more African-American men are disenfranchised now because of felon disenfranchisement laws than in 1870. Alexander, whose book “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in…
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From Racialicious: Who spiked the Evian? Lately, there’s been a rash of White women using the n-word – including self-professed liberals and progressives. As if that were not bad enough, they act shocked, defensive and even downright nasty when told by women of all races that they should cut that…
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From Crunk Feminist Collective: I want to be in solidarity with Slutwalk. I really do. But my knees are getting weak. It’s inspiring to see women coming together to protest the all-too-real threat and reality of rape and to reclaim our right to define and exercise our respective sexualities outside…
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People of Color Organize has an excellent synopsis of the credibility gaps inherent in the the Occupy Wall Street protests. White leftist activists should take care to listen carefully. From People of Color Organize: It’s been said in comments on People Of Color Organize! as well as on the streets…
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MLK in Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (King Legacy): “With Selma and the Voting Rights Act one phase of development in the civil rights revolution came to an end. A new phase opened, but few observers realized it or were prepared for its implications. For the…
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