Louisiana Moves To Reduce Mass Incarceration
There has been some good news from Louisiana in recent weeks. As if the removal of Confederate monuments by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) was…
Mass Incarceration
An Open Letter to Louisiana and its Prison System
Dear Louisiana, How can I even begin? I want to thank you for all of the substance you have added to the American lexicon. Your…
Jeff Sessions Kicks Off New War On Black Lives
Jeff Sessions coming to Memphis to gin up support for his tough-on-crime directive was no accident. The majority of the residents of Memphis are black. I…
WATCH: Michelle Alexander Endorses the Bernie Sanders “Revolution”
Michelle Alexander, legal scholar, human rights activist, and author of a recent essay in The Nation titled, “Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote,”…
Unlike Hillary, Why is Bernie Struggling with Black Voters?
Because I’ll always be as real as the bumps on the back of Forrest Whitaker’s neck, I’m just gonna put this out here for y’all…
Mass Incarceration: Obama Discusses the New Jim Crow
This past Tuesday, President Barack Obama spoke at that NAACP National Convention. For me, that was the highlight of the Convention. Unlike some of his…
The Murder of Walter Scott and the Boogeyman of Whiteness
I went on a Twitter rant in the following hours of the release of the bystander camera phone video of the death of Walter Scott…
Rene Lima-Martin: Court Error Orders Free Man Back to Prison for 98yrs After Serving a 10yr Sentence
I ran into a story that I believe to be one of the most egregious injustices in recent memory. Over at The Root, they’re reporting…
Lil Boosie and the Lack of Hood Heroes
I am entirely too happy that the Lil Boosie talk has died down. Yes, I said it. When Torrence Hatch was finally released from prison, I was…
Once Wrongfully Convicted Detroit Man Dies While Waiting 46 Minutes For Ambulance
You hear stories about wrongfully convicted individuals in the U.S. often. With as many as 2.3 million people either incarcerated or on parole, given that…