Revelations: Don’t Take Your Guns to Town
994 mass shootings in 1,004 days: this is what America’s gun crisis looks like (132)
Criminal InJustice: To Break the Chain
† 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. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
Revelations: Ohio
The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University Kent State Revisited The Killings at Kent State (13)
CI: Remembering Trayvon Martin, Special Edition of ProudFlesh
† 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. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
CI: No to Mandatory Minimums ~ Yes To Another Way
† 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. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
CI: Black Life, Perceived Threat, and “Stand Your Ground”
† 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. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
Honesty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjhOvutbXwk Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (25)
Dream Defenders Stand Their Ground, Occupying the New Jim Crow
Dream Defenders and Trayvon Martin protesters take a stand in Sanford, FL. (Werth Media/Flickr) From In These Times: As nationwide protests erupted this July after a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of murdering Trayvon Martin, President Obama asked Americans to exercise “calm reflection” and reminded demonstrators that “we are a…
