Thursday, May 9, 2013

The Prison System, the "Other" and Violence as a Poor Deterent

›
Here are some articles I was rambling about in class (a looong time ago) if anyone would like to read them in their entirety. The Shame...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

"The House I Live In"

›
Dayna mentioned the documentary "The House I Live In" during her class presentation last week. I encourage the class to watch...

Heroin and Angela Davis: Two Reflections on The Black Power Mixtape

›
     I've just finished watching The Black Power Mixtape, 1967-1975 , a compilation documentary available on both Netflix and Youtube , ...
Monday, April 22, 2013

Reflections on "Snow on tha Bluff"

›
 So, in class a few days ago, Dayna referred us to a movie called “Snow on the Bluff”, and I had some time on my hands so I thought I'...
2 comments:
Sunday, April 21, 2013

New Jim Crow (and the death of Len Bias)

›
 Michelle Alexander’s New Jim Crow was one of themost important books we have read in this class because it deals with an issue that...
Friday, April 19, 2013

Incarceration and Education — Problems with "De-Segregated" America

›
Michelle Alexander, in her book  The New Jim Crowe , examines the systemic problems surrounding the mass incarceration of Black males in the...
2 comments:

The Paradox of Legal Representation in America

›
A couple weeks ago I flew out to the University of Oregon to interview for a fellowship as well as to visit the Law School as an ad...
1 comment: