In order to bring down the incarceration rate, you've got to start with the beginning of life. You've got to make sure that parents and schools are prepared to prepare young people for success. You've got to deal with the… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
The beauty of being black in American society is that black has always been an inclusive definition. White has always been an exclusive definition.… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
Growing up as a black kid with a white father who loves you, who affirms you, who was part of your life is fundamentally different than what black people in my family were subjected to in the 19th century or the 18th century. But unfortunately, it doesn't change the old racial order. I think we need to let the old… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share
In the USA, it's harder for a black man with no criminal record to find a job than a white man with a criminal… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
I was raised in a family where we were taught that the best thing you could do with your life was to really kind… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
I train my kids to dream really big and impossible dreams and to pursue them doggedly. — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
When somebody says the best thing you can do is be tough, the best thing you can do is use your brute force, then… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
It's a funny thing, in the US we all believe that we have a right to go to school. We have a right to… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
When you're smart on crime, you start off by recognizing that both the victim, first of all, the victim, but also the person who… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
We really have to, as a country, recognize that school is where people get their identity not just as a scholar, or a future… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
Race is a lie built on a lie. The first lie is that people are different, somehow skin color or hair texture is more… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
In order to bring down the incarceration rate, you've got to start with the beginning of life. You've got to make sure that parents… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
