The Sentencing Project released a stunning report on life-without-parole sentences and found that one out of every nine individuals in prison is serving a life sentence.
Although minority communities have long complained of racial profiling by police, their claims have generally been dismissed until proven by empirical evidence.
While a decision on stop-and-frisk might seem like it has little to do with Muslim surveillance, both NYPD programs share the same fundamental flaw. Each relies on unconstitutional profiling.
Black America's belief in the possibility of receiving justice from our legal system is eroded by every verdict that fails to hold a killer who is not black accountable for the death of a black man or boy.
The exoneration of Travyon Martin's killer is a stark reminder of the limitations of our judicial systems and the choices we make about the laws under which we live.
