The New Jim Crow

Ava DuVernay in Black dress against blue light background with white text
Sameer Rao  Oct 7, 2016 2:15PM EDT

With '13th,' Ava DuVernay Breaks Down the Racism of Mass Incarceration in a Way That Everyone Can Understand

The “Selma” and “Queen Sugar” director’s new film on the history, policies and practices that have led to the mass incarceration and modern-day slavery of Black people premieres on Netflix today. Here, she explains the strategy behind the must-see documentary.
Carla Murphy  Aug 28, 2014 1:10PM EDT

Ta-Nehisi Coates' New Book Club To Tackle Mass Incarceration

Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow” is up first.
Jamilah King  Aug 23, 2013 11:54AM EDT

Michelle Alexander on Mass Incarceration and MLK's Dream

On criminal injustice in America.