Via The Marshall Project. Before George Floyd’s Death, Minneapolis Police Failed to Adopt Reforms, Remove Bad Officers The department allows officers to use choke holds barred in other cities. As video footage of George Floyd’s last moments circulated this week, many watched in shock and revulsion. The 46-year old black man died Monday, pleading for … Read More

Via New Jim Crow.  The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness “One of the most influential books of the last 20 years.” —Chronicle of Higher Education “Two years after Obama’s election, Alexander put the entire criminal justice system on trial, exposing racial discrimination from lawmaking to policing to the denial of … Read More

Via Equal Justice Initiative.  Just Mercy A Story of Justice and Redemption A powerful true story about the Equal Justice Initiative, the people we represent, and the importance of confronting injustice, Just Mercy is a bestselling book by Bryan Stevenson that has been adapted into a feature film. ABOUT Equal Justice Initiative EJI is committed to ending … Read More

Via The New York Times.  An Antiracist Reading List Ibram X. Kendi on books to help America transcend its racist heritage. By Ibram X. Kendi No one becomes “not racist,” despite a tendency by Americans to identify themselves that way. We can only strive to be “antiracist” on a daily basis, to continually rededicate ourselves to … Read More

Via Haymarket Books.  Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States Edited by Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan PriceForeword by Alicia Garza Explores the reality of US police violence against Black, Brown and Indigenous communities. What is the reality of policing in the United States? Do the police … Read More