Camden, New Jersey is famous for it's crime and poverty. Few people are aware of the special interest groups that stand to profit from the city's high crime and exploding incarceration rate. With a murder rate 12 times the national average residents and city leaders were desperate for help. With it's police force cut in half the crime rate soared even higher. The stage was set for a paramilitary style police force, Camden County Metro, to take over. Residents who once lived in fear of violent criminals, now live with intimidation and harassment by the very people brought in to protect them....
Camden, New Jersey is famous for it's crime and poverty. Few people are aware of the special interest groups that stand to profit from the city's high...
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to...
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections betw...
