As a formerly incarcerated person, rapper Meek Mill wanted to give 20 women in the Riverside Correctional Facility in Philadelphia the opportunity to spend the
Bobby Shmurda was released on Feb. 23 from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, after completing a six-year bid. The New York rapper was
Bobby Shmurda is a free man, and no one is probably happier than his mother. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2012, TMZ released a clip of
The American criminal justice system is often seen as a living, breathing monstrosity that devours people of color. The Guardian conducted a startling, provocative interview
Traditionally, African American men have not fared well in the United States when it comes to longevity. As a group, we are at the top
Thus far, in the New World, African Americans have been able to survive the voyage during the Middle Passage, slavery, lynchings, Jim Crow and second-class citizenship in America.
The number of African American men who are incarcerated now exceeds the number that was enslaved in 1850, despite historic lows in crimes. Michelle Alexander,
