Tag Archives: Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander: “A System of Racial and Social Control”

Posted on June 12, 2015 by The Soul Brother

What is mass incarceration? Mass incarceration is a massive system of racial and social control. It is the process by which people are swept into the criminal justice system, branded criminals and felons, locked up for longer periods of time … Continue reading →

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The left’s racial dilemma: President Obama, Michelle Alexander & the nature of change

Posted on March 10, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Elias Isquith Earlier this month, I attended a speaking event at Union Theological Seminary, the beautiful and nearly 180-year-old divinity school found on New York’s Upper West Side. The event was part of Union’s “Women of Spirit Lecture” series, … Continue reading →

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Bill Moyers and Michelle Alexander on the Racist Plague of Mass Incarceration and America’s Future

Posted on December 21, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Bill Moyers and 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. According to The … Continue reading →

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Ten Ways Criminal Justice Is One Of The Great Civil Rights Crises Of Our Time

Posted on August 29, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Nicole Flatow The last few months have issued several potent reminders that racism still pervades our criminal justice system, as even some prominent and powerful American black leaders publicly professed that they had to warn their young sons about … Continue reading →

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Brave New Foundation – 50 Years After MLK’s Speech, THIS Is the New Dream

Posted on August 24, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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Michelle Alexander – George E. Kent Lecture Series

Posted on August 8, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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How The Zimmerman Mindset Rigged The Justice System Against Black Men

Posted on July 15, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Judd Legum George Zimmerman killed one boy, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Although a Florida jury found Zimmerman not guilty, his attitude — that a young black male is an object suspicion and contempt — not only cost Martin his life … Continue reading →

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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration of African American Men

Posted on April 27, 2011 by The Soul Brother

Michelle Alexander wrote an excellent book on black incarceration in America. It and “Brainwashed” were two of the best book releases of 2010. I recommend everyone to read it and if you are in NYC on May 21, she will be … Continue reading →

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Is Innocence Overrated?

Posted on September 16, 2010 by The Soul Brother

Excellent commentary by Alan Bean and the folks at Friends of Justice. I have read Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” and recommend everyone to read this book. It brings specific issues about justice and incarceration into a … Continue reading →

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