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Not guilty : twelve Black men speak out on law, justice, and life / edited by Jabari Asim.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
- Discrimination in justice administration.
- United States.
- Discrimination in justice administration--United States.
- Discrimination in law enforcement--United States.
- Discrimination in law enforcement.
- Racism--United States.
- Racism.
- United States--Race relations.
- Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 169 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Amistad, [2001]
- Summary:
- Not Guilty is an anthology of twelve original essays by some of America's most influential young black male writers and critics dealing with how they see this country and how this country sees them. American society, past and present, has a contentious relationship with black men. The greatest evidence of this hostility is the use of racial profiling by law enforcement. Incidents involving Amadou Diallo, Patrick Dorismond, Rodney King, Abner Louima, and the New Jersey State Police all highlight this problem. With the Diallo case as a springboard for exploration, essays range from discussions on encounters with police to hesitating to purchase a luxury car for fear of police suspicion to historical examinations of race relations in the United States. The contributors -- poets, journalists, lawyers, writers, and professors -- are as varied as the contents of their essays. Each presents an honest, personal, and erudite examination on life as a black man in America.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Twelve moods for justice / Jabari Asim
- Just another "Nigga" : reflections on black masculinity and middle-class identity / Mark Anthony Neal
- Quitting the club / E. Lynn Harris
- Black man standing / Jabari Asim
- Twisted street logic / Brian Gilmore
- The race industry, brutality, and the law of mothers / David Dante Troutt
- The black belt : how justice begins at home / Fred McKissack Jr.
- Fear of a blue uniform / RM Johnson
- My flesh and blood : black marks and stigmata / Ricardo Cortez Cruz
- From within, from without / Andre Jackson
- Mediation in black and white : unequal distribution of empowerment by police / Christopher Cooper
- What I learned in school / Mat Johnson
- Police state of mind / Rohan Preston.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0060185384
- OCLC:
- 46683697
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