I Think The Lack Of Critical Engagement

We Live In A Society Of An Imposed Forgetfulness, A Society That Depends On Public Amnesia.

There Is So Much History Of This Racist Violence That Simply To Bring One Person To Justice Is Not Going To Disturb The Whole Racist Edifice.

No March, Movement, Or Agenda That Defines Manhood In The Narrowest Terms And Seeks To Make Women Lesser Partners In This Quest For Equality Can Be Considered A Positive Step.

A Fair Trial Would Have Been No Trial At All.

One Of The Reasons That So Many People Of Color And Poor People Are In Prison Is That The Deindustrialization Of The Economy Has Led To The Creation Of New Economies And The Expansion Of Some Old Ones – I Have Already Mentioned The Drug Trade And The Market For Sexual Services. At The Same Time, Though, There Are Any Number Of Communities That More Than Welcome Prisons As A Source Of Employment. Communities Even Compete With One Another To Be The Site Where New Prisons Will Be Constructed Because Prisons Create A Significant Number Of Relatively Good Jobs For Their Residents