Age Quote by Michelle Alexander

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

In many large urban areas, the majority of working age African American men now have criminal records and are thus subject to legalized discrimination…

— Michelle Alexander

Young black men in this country have to understand that they have a responsibility. They cannot be the enemy in their own neighborhoods and…

— Jim Brown

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

— Michelle Alexander

Black folks don't have a chance, so they are in the hood, dealing drugs, in a shoot-out. They do it again and one more…

— Snoop Dogg

I grew up in a neighborhood that was heavily policed. I witnessed my brothers and my siblings continuously stopped and frisked by law enforcement.…

— Patrisse Cullors

For the rest of their lives, [black men] can be denied the right to vote, automatically excluded from juries, and legally discriminated against in…

— Michelle Alexander

We need the cops, especially in the black community.

— Charles Barkley

Young black men are considered dangerous, expendable, threatening and part of a culture of criminality.

— Henry Giroux

Eventually [black men] are arrested, whether they've committed any serious crime or not, and branded criminals or felons for life. Upon release, they're ushered…

— Michelle Alexander

As a black man, you learn at an early age the police are not your friends.

— Malik Yoba