N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law

N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the LawAmericas criminal justice system is among the deadliest and most racist in the world, and it disproportionately targets Black Americans, who are also disproportionately poor, hungry, houseless, jobless, sick, and poorly educated. By every metric of misery, this nation does not act like Black Lives Matter. In order to break out of the trap of racialized mass incarceration and relentless racial oppression, we, as a society, need to rethink our basic

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In order to break out of the trap of racialized mass incarceration and relentless racial oppression

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