by lindaoppenheim | Feb 28, 2014 | Events, The New Jim Crow
A free screening of the drug war documentary, The House I live In, will will be Wednesday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the College of New Jersey’s Science Complex, Room P-101. TCNJ and the Drug Policy Alliance are sponsoring the screening.
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 28, 2014 | Events, The New Jim Crow
“Elementary Genocide: “From Primary to Penitentiary” is a must-see documentary executive produced by award winning journalist/filmmaker Rahiem Shabazz. This film is a wake-up call to preserve the African American community’s most valuable commodity, our youth. The...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 15, 2014 | The New Jim Crow
Life Sentences: Memoir-Writing in a Women’s Maximum-Security Prison Michele Lise Tarter will speak about her work in a women’s maximum-security prison on Sunday, February 16, starting at about 7 p.m., at the Princeton Friends Meeting First Day School. The talk will...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 22, 2014 | Opinion, The New Jim Crow
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A 14-year-old black boy executed nearly 70 years ago is finally getting another day in court, and his lawyers plan to argue Tuesday for a new trial, saying his conviction was tainted by the segregationist-era justice system and scant evidence. For...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 18, 2013 | The New Jim Crow
From attorney Hanan Isaacs, this review of the Ban the Box law.
