Review: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

New Jim Crow

The New Jim Crow, book cover

 

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Rating: 5 of 5 stars

Pros: Detailed analysis of history, politics, and law, Mind-blowing insights, Content…

 

Community Village‘s insight:

I read the book on Kindle and highly recommend it.

The book flows well. It’s full of frustrating facts of U.S. hypocrisy.

Click through to read the full review by Charles Franklin.

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Ex-Marine beats wife at divorce hearing! Wheres Security?

Ex-Marine beats wife at divorce hearing! Wheres Security?

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Where is the outrage and dialog around male aggression?

 

  • How was he considered mentally stable enough to be a Marnie?
  • Was he discharged from the Marines for violent or sociopathic behavior?
  • Did his Marine’s training ’cause him to choose violence to ‘solve’ his issues?
  • Was he on drugs?
  • Does he have a mental diagnosis as maybe a sociopath?

 

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Father Dies After Begging for His Life While Cops Struck Him With Batons: Bakersfield

“5/13/13 – A California father of four died after being beaten by police outside of a Bakersfield hospital, while witnesses say he begged for his life.”
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Smiley & West | Mairead Maguire

Smiley-and-West-PRI-podcast

Smiley-and-West-PRI-podcast

“1976 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire explains why she’s still fighting for peace and justice. Plus, Smiley and West’s analysis of the paralysis and the tragedy of political prisoners Herman Wallace and Lynne Stewart.” –tunein

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Community Village‘s insight:

 

Now following Favianna1 on instagram.

 

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How Immigration Hurdles Derail Startup Success

Today he funds or supports 22 American companies, but entrepreneur Manu Kumar was once almost deported. Here’s why he supports March for Innovation.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

More people mean more job creators and more employee’s to contribute to the economy.

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Farmers hope immigration bill yields more foreign ag workers – The Sacramento Bee

Walk the aisles of any neighborhood grocery store today and you’re as likely to find tomatoes picked in Sinaloa, Mexico, as Central California or oranges from Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Bradenton, Fla.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

First the U.S. exported manufacturing jobs, now the U.S. is exporting harvesting jobs.

 

The U.S. is growing more dependant on foreign countries to feed itself.

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AMERICAN INDIAN GROUP RELEASES GRAPHIC TO SHOW RACISM IN SPORTS LOGOS

The National Congress of American Indians has produced a graphic putting the racially-charged stereotypes of sports organizations into a pretty simple context.

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SPLC sues Mississippi town for prohibiting gay bar | Southern Poverty Law Center

The SPLC filed a federal lawsuit today against the town of Shannon, Miss., its mayor and its aldermen for unjustly denying a business license to a bar catering to the LGBT community.

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