African American men make up 6% of the United States population, but 44% of the population in U.S. federal and state penitentiaries. This needs to change.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Locked Out, Locked Up: Black Men in America
Every year the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University presents its annual Martha's Vineyard Forum. This year, the topic was "Locked Out, Locked Up: Black Men in America. It was moderated by NPR's Charlayne Hunter-Gault, and included panelists Michelle Alexander, R. Dwayne Betts, Charles M. Blow, Lawrence D. Bobo, and Bob Herbert. You can find links to the Vineyard Gazette article on the event, the audio and transcripts from NPR, and the video of the event at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute Online.
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Criminal Justice System
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