Leonard Pitts, Jr., Sacramento Bee: And yes, I know someone wishes I should just shut up about it. I hear that a lot. Indeed, more than once, someone has actually told me there’d be no racial problems in this country “if you didn’t talk about it.” What a piece of…
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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. For The Casualties Of Racial Ideologies* by: Chia (Chilli)…
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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. Stop the Criminal-Black-Man Narrative 2012 by nancy a heitzeg…
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From BlackStarNews: In State v. Zimmerman, George Zimmerman’s bail application — his motion for bail is returnable on April 20, 2012 — should be denied. It would be unthinkable for a Black person in Florida to seek bail after being charged with murder in the second degree for causing the…
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From Institute for Southern Studies: At least five major companies and one foundation have severed support for the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC — part of a growing national campaign that has linked the corporate advocacy group to voter ID laws and “Stand Your Ground” gun legislation highlighted in…
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From Time: The fact that race-based prejudice exists is undeniable. In a 2004 study, co-authored by psychology professors at Stanford and Yale, white people associated stereotypically black faces with higher levels of criminality than they did with those of whites. In addition, whites were less apprehensive about shooting black people,…
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From NYT: The Florida special prosecutor announced a second-degree murder charge on Wednesday against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Angela B. Corey, the prosecutor, said Mr. Zimmerman, 28, a crime watch volunteer, was in the custody of law enforcement officers in Florida. He is accused of…
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From Miami Herald: George Zimmerman’s attorneys withdrew from the controversial Trayvon Martin shooting case Tuesday, saying they have lost contact with their client, who began making moves without consulting them. The lawyers said Zimmerman called special prosecutor Angela Corey on Tuesday, a highly unusual move for the target of an…
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