What Happens When A Black Man
And A White Man Try To Break Into The
Same Car
You Must Listen To This To Understand What's Really Happening To Young Black Men In America!!!
In light of the debate on “Stop and Frisk” there is a direct connection between these gestapo tactics ensuring there is a steady pipeline of Black men flowing into America’s prison industrial complex.
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Professor Michelle Alexander discusses the systematic incarceration of African American males and how it authorizes discrimination after their release.
Have you ever thought about the long term implications of what it means for a race of people to have over 1 million of their males locked away during their most productive years? At this time lets not address whether they belong locked up or not. Let's just concentrate on the numbers and what they could mean to the future of Black people in America.
Black Male Incarceration Up Date, April 2011
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Based on the rate of incarceration, 32% of Black males will enter the state or federal prison system during their life time. And we wonder why are there so many Black single mother households. Some will tell you that Black people, especially Black males, are more prone to crime. Some how it must be in our genes. But they will never tell you that the prison industry is a $41 billion a year market, that creates jobs and business for construction , food , furniture, uniform and personal care product companies who are primarily white and who hire very few Black employees.
More Black People US Prisons Today Than At The Height Of Apartheid In South Africa
They won't tell you that many white communities beg to have prison facilities built near by because of the amount of jobs and supply contacts they generate. But in order to keep all of this going, you must have a steady flow of customers....prison inmates. Corrections Corporation of America, one of the largest publicly traded prison operators in the country, generates over $3.5 billion a year. Nationally, an average of $60,000 a year in tax dollars is spent on incarcerating each inmate.
There are mothers and fathers who don't have sons, children who don't have fathers, Black women who won't have husbands, and young Black women who are increasingly finding it harder to find a mate, because so many, who might have potential, are locked up. Look at the hard numbers that tell the real story... http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm ...and tell us what you think.
America's Prison System is a $60 Billion Dollar Business. The United States has 5 percent of the world's population and 25 percent of the world's incarcerated population. We rank first in the world in locking up our fellow citizens.
Is the white man to blame for so many brothers being in prison or have so many of us chosen the easy way out? Experience some times can be a hell of a teacher. But Are there really more Black men in Prision than in college? We must change how we think about ourselve first. What do you think?
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