Community Checkup

The U.S. is #1! In incarcerations, that is. A few days ago the Pew Center for on the States released a study showing that the incarceration rate is at an all time high. From the Washington Post article:
With more than 2.3 million people behind bars, the United States leads the world in both [...]

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Yesterday, The Washington Post, for a second time, accused Obama of being wrong, or lying about his statement that there are more black men in jail than in college.
Obama’s exact words on November 29th were, “I don’t want to wake up four years from now and discover that we still have more young black men [...]

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This one’s strictly for the nerds [my hand raised].
I promise to only hit you with these more technical “checkups” (what I’ll be labeling as tech checks from here on) every couple of months or so. Sometimes, I just can’t help myself. Plus, just maybe, some of you (okay, maybe one or two) [...]

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Jank Morton’s response to my op-ed in the Baltimore Sun:

I reviewed your article, and I am at a point of concern as it relates to the symbiosis of the Justice Policy Institute and “Journalists” who continue to source this organization for this flawed comparison. I believe this point needs absolute clarification, and while you imply [...]

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My Baltimore Sun Op-ed…
baltimoresun.com
Are more black men really in jail than in college?
By Michael Strambler
October 11, 2007
Are more black men behind bars than in college? The answer lies in who is doing the counting - and how.
A controversy is brewing about the veracity of this often-stated belief - one that is likely to be amplified [...]

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