Tag Archives: The New Jim Crow

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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Our real problem is white rage

Posted on July 18, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Edward Wyckoff Williams If there is no justice, there can be no peace. But in the American South it seems white folks suddenly believe that decorum and charm are a proper response to unspeakable acts of violence and unconscionable … Continue reading →

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