unarmed african american (2)

cropped-544861_10150681440609895_1744145131_n1.jpgAccording to recent studies, African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of white people in America. And yet, African Americans and Hispanics make up less than 25% of the American population. Let me reiterate, although African Americans and Hispanics comprise less than 25% of the American populace, they comprise 58% of the prison population in America.

It is through this lens, and the lens of economic inequality that we must view the killings of minorities in the United State

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By Orrin Hudson, former police officer-turned-community activist.3828572125?profile=original

  I've said it before, and I'll say it again: In a situation with the police, it’s not immediately about who is right or wrong, it’s about staying alive. If the police are making a wrongful arrest, this can be corrected later at a safer time.

Too many unarmed African American men are losing their lives to white police officers, and most of the time justice is not being served. But even if justice is served, a valuable life has al

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