Racist attacks are on the rise. This short film from VideoRev offers five practical ways you can help combat racism and be an ally in times when people are under attack.
Slavery to Mass Incarceration
Source: Equal Justice Initiative The myth of racial difference that was created to sustain American slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved.
The Future of Race in America – Michelle Alexander
Source: TED.COM Michelle Alexander posits that mass incarceration perpetuates a racial caste system in the United States. After the Civil Rights Movement, a “wave of punitive” legislation swept across the nation, targeting Black and Brown communities. Of her arguments, the most compelling point underlines how mass incarceration disenfranchises criminals – even after they have served their sentences. For instance, convicted felons are subjected …
