RACE & JUSTICE
Myth of Black Criminality
Myth of Black Criminality
Myth of Black Criminality
In this engaging animated video acclaimed author Ta Nehesi Coates presents how "the enduring view of African Americans in this country is as a race of people who are prone to criminality."has a long history.
Campaign Zero
Myth of Black Criminality
Myth of Black Criminality
According to CAMPAIGN ZERO we can live in a world where the police don't kill people - by limiting police interventions, improving community interactions, and ensuring accountability.
Equal Justice Initiative
Myth of Black Criminality
13th: From Slave to Criminal
The Equal Justice Initiative provides legal representation to people who have been illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced, or abused in state jails and prisons.
13th: From Slave to Criminal
13th: From Slave to Criminal
13th: From Slave to Criminal
In this thought-provoking Netflix documentary, from filmmaker Ava DuVernay, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
The New Jim Crow
13th: From Slave to Criminal
23 Ways You Could Be Killed
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander is a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status
23 Ways You Could Be Killed
13th: From Slave to Criminal
23 Ways You Could Be Killed
In this 2016 video short Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Jennifer Hudson, Pink, Bono, and others explain why it's time to take action to heal the long history of systemic racism in America. #23Ways
The Marshall Project
Black Males Are Different
The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system through award-winning journalism.
Teaching for Change
Black Males Are Different
The Marshall Project
Teaching for Change encourages teachers and students to question and re-think the world inside and outside their classrooms, build a more equitable, multicultural society, and become active global citizens.
Black Males Are Different
Black Males Are Different
Black Males Are Different
This article in EDUCATION WEEK suggests that schools must be willing to accept that there are ways of looking at the world, modes of communication, and approaches to teaching and learning that are unique to black males.