The Angel and the Void

The angel then asked the prophet, “Wise man, I’ve brought you here to God’s kingdom, God who has trusted me with his faith, to ask you what wisdom you have to offer me.” The prophet stood like a great oak tree in the light. He spoke in silence with his eyes closed. “You insult me …

A Short Review of The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

I just finished The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. It traces racism in America from the Jim Crow Era up until Obama. She argues that racism in America is going through revolutions but not progressive ones. The drug war over crack cocaine is what started mass incarceration and it was targeted at young black …