Abused Quote by George Jackson

“Understanding African American attitudes and actions on matters of crime and punishment requires that we pay careful attention to another topic that is often…

— James Forman Jr

When one in three Black men are in prison, those larger systemic injustices become a part of what it means to love our neighbor…

— Shane Claiborne

I don't see black people as victims even though we are exploited. Victims are flat, one- dimensional characters, someone rolled over by a steamroller…

— Kristin Hunter

When we hear men are the greater victims of crime, we tend to say, 'Well, it's men hurting other men.' When we hear that…

— Warren Farrell

Blacks were more likely to be sentenced to prison following a conviction, but that result reflected their past crimes and the gravity of their…

— Heather Mac Donald

When young black men reach a certain age - whether or not there is incarceration in their families - they themselves are the target…

— Michelle Alexander

Today there are more African-Americans under correctional control, in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before…

— Michelle Alexander

When I started, black people were either victims or they were the perpetrators; they were the boogie men who jumped out of the bushes…

— Joe Morton

I think we have come to a place in black America, sadly from my point of view, where we have once again begun to…

— Shelby Steele

One out of every eight prisoners in the world is an African American. We are warehousing people as a profit to shareholders or for…

— Randall Robinson

Today there are more African-Americans under correctional control — in prison or jail, on probation or parole — than were enslaved in 1850, a…

— Michelle Alexander

Blacks who lack a proper killing rage are merely victims.

— bell hooks