Reading Dostoevsky Behind Bars
Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention?
Melanie Warnerpolitico.com
We need to do better as a society, and understand that, yes, there are people in the system that deserve this kind of punishment, but a large majority of our prison population are just regular people… non-violent drug offenders like myself. There are plenty more, like me, that are capable of being responsible, productive, tax paying members of soci... See more
It was one thing to showcase our excellence through the societal standards of success, but what did it all mean if as a collective, we were still relegated to the bottom of the social ladder. It’s as if the benefits of integration would come at the cost of Black obligation to ourselves. We lacked a moral standard, ethics, values, and a code of cond
... See moreJohn Graham • Plantation Theory: The Black Professional's Struggle Between Freedom and Security
would trade their seven-month deployment to Ramadi for that man’s life, living here?” No one raised a hand. Some Marines looked uncomfortable. Some looked angry. Some looked furious. “Now, I wouldn’t be surprised if this man supported the insurgency. The translator said the man was a bad guy. An ‘ali baba.’ But clearly, this man has suffered. And i
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In short, several generations, including my own, were not taught the skills they would need in order to see, understand, and respect other people in all their depth and dignity. The breakdown in basic moral skills produced disconnection, alienation, and a culture in which cruelty was permitted. Our failure to treat each other well in the small enco
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