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Public Enemy and mass incarceration are at the heart of episode 4 of ‘Being Black: The ’80s’
theGrio via AOL· 12 months agoOPINION: The show breaks down how Public Enemy's "Black Steel in the Hours of Chaos" perfectly...
Report: Black imprisonment rates drop 70 percent for women, 48 percent for men since 2000
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 7 months agoResearchers from The Sentencing Project hailed the downward trends as a positive step toward...
Fewer Black Americans Are Incarcerated Than 20 Years Ago, But The Problem Isn't Behind Us
The Root via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOver the last two decades, efforts to stem the tide of mass incarceration appear to have made...
Black men keep mysteriously dying in South Carolina’s largest jails. The US Department of Justice...
theGrio via AOL· 7 months agoOPINION: Pretrial detention is America’s mass incarceration loophole. Now, the DOJ is investigating...
Biggest racial gap in prison is among violent offenders – focusing on intervention instead of...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBlack men disproportionately make up the US prison population. AP Photo/Rich PedroncelliRacial...
No, California has not approved $1.2 million in reparations for Black residents | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: California approved $1.2 million in reparations for every Black resident A May 9 Facebook...
Drug addiction and the criminal justice system no match for Knoxville's Reico Hopewell
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This story discusses self-harm. If you or a loved one are at risk, contact the...
Why is Black History Month in February? How do you celebrate? Everything you need to know.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFebruary marks the start of Black History Month, a federally recognized celebration of the...
I call on my Gen Z peers to help right the wrongs in our prison and justice system
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGen Z is setting ourselves apart as a generation unapologetically speaking out and taking direct...
23 Awesome Movies About Black American Historical Figures to Watch This Month and Beyond
Cosmopolitan via AOL· 1 year agoBlack History Month is here! Why not use this moment to shop at Black-owned businesses, reread the...