Jim Crow Laws

In the 'era of colorblindness' there’s a nearly fanatical desire to cling to the myth that we as a nation have 'moved beyond' race. Here are a few facts that run counter to that triumphant racial narrative, writes Michelle Alexander .

Crime rates do not explain the sudden and dramatic mass incarceration of African Americans during the past 30 years. And the vast majority of that increase is due to the War on Drugs.

LOS ANGELES -- James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses. Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to young people, not less.

Black History Month - Thurgood Marshall (mr. Civil Rights)

JACKSON (AP) — Petitioners gathered more than enough signatures to put a voter ID initiative on Mississippi’s November 2011 ballot that will include candidates for governor and other offices, the state’s top elections official said Monday.