Illusion Quote by David Lammy

Young black men are not only being arrested and channeled into the criminal justice system in record numbers, they are also being targeted by…

— Henry Giroux

“Stay away from any place where you can run into police—that’s the advice I give to you and to all young black men in…

— Imbolo Mbue

One of the burdens of being a black male is carrying the heavy weight of other people’s suspicions.

— Jonathan Capehart

We black men have a hard enough time in our own struggle for justice, and already have enough enemies as it is, to make…

— Malcolm X

For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion,…

— Tim Wise

Our criminal-justice system has for decades been infected with a mindset that views black boys and men in particular as a problem to be…

— Michelle Alexander

Too many of our fellow Americans have to struggle each day against the obstacles imposed by racism, history and original sin. These obstacles are…

— Conor Lamb

Black men in ghetto communities (and many who live in middle class communities) are targeted by the police at early ages, often before they're…

— Michelle Alexander

“Simply put, white cops are afraid of black men. We don’t talk about it, we pretend it doesn’t exist, we claim “color blindness,” we…

— Norm Stamper

It goes back in the black community that the police are not your friends. That's an old, old, deep understanding that we have, that…

— Courtney B. Vance

Because white men can’t police their imaginations, black men are dying.

— Claudia Rankine

The black community has always complained about abuse from cops. It's nothing new. But now, more people are seeing visual examples of what they've…

— Ron Stallworth