Bars Quote by Michelle Alexander

One study conducted in Washington, D.C. indicated that 3 out of 4 black men, and nearly all those living in the poorest neighborhoods could…

— Michelle Alexander

In some cities such as Washington, DC, that 75 percent of young black men can expect to serve time in prison.

— Henry Giroux

“Human Rights Watch: “Nationwide, the rate of drug admissions to state prison for black men is thirteen times greater than the rate for white…

— Malcolm Gladwell

Well, of course, all of the statistics say there are fewer eligible black men in my circle. But I've never thought of it that…

— Condoleezza Rice

The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid. In Washington, D.C., our…

— Michelle Alexander

“Young Black males were twenty-one times more likely to be killed by police than their White counterparts between 2010 and 2012, according to federal…

— Ibram X. Kendi

There are more black men incarcerated today than there were slaves in 1850.

— John Legend

Due to affirmative action, about half of the black law students fall to the bottom 10% percent of the class and they are 2.5…

— Peter Kirsanow

“More African American adults are under correctional control today - in prison or jail, on probation or parole - than were enslaved in 1850,…

— 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…

— Michelle Alexander

African-American men are more likely to be killed in police incidents, stopped and searched, and sentenced to longer prison terms than white men convicted…

— Hillary Clinton

“The racial dimension of mass incarceration is its most striking feature. No other country in the world imprisons so many of its racial or…

— Michelle Alexander