“Ask yourself this question: Of this had been a white child found dead in a black neighborhood, would they be knocking on every door? 'Yes, sir.' Searching high and low? 'Yes, indeed.' It this had been a white child, would they paint him as a sinner and not a saint? 'Lord, no...” RaceRacismCrime SolvingRace And Culture Author:Ravi Howard
“We imagine our paths are freely chosen. But there is a need to account for biology and history, the random intercession of other people, culture, race, and the mystery of the transcendent.” MemoirThought ProvokingHuman BehaviorCriminal JusticeBig QuestionsBook ClubNarrative NonfictionSocial ContextRace And CultureNonfiction Reads Book:The Lifer and the Lawyer: A Story of Punishment, Penitence, and Privilege Source: The Lifer and the Lawyer: A Story of Punishment, Penitence, and Privilege
“The only people discussing “race” with any insight and courage are loud middle-aged white men who romanticize the Kennedys and Motown, well-read open-minded white kids like the tie-dyed familiar sitting next to me in the Free Tibet and Boba Fett T-shirt, a few freelance journalists in Detroit, and the American hikikomori who sit in their basements pounding away at their keyboards composing measured and well-thought-out responses to the endless torrent of racist online commentary.” RaceRace And Culture Book:The Sellout Source: The Sellout