Angola: A Modern Day Slave Plantation

From Truthout. An interview with Terry Kupers and Robert King Wilkerson.

Angola Prisoner Henry James on his 30 Years Behind Bars for a Crime he didn't Committ

Courtesy of Democracy Now:

Blacks Who "Stand Their Ground" are Often Imprisoned

From AlterNet, "Defendants in Florida who employ the "Stand Your Ground" defense are more successful when white and victim is black."

Not in the least bit surprised.

Click here for the whole story.

When the Verdict Hurts: Sermon by Dr. Howard-John Wesley, Pastor

Time magazine said this is one of the best sermons in the wake of the Trayvon Martin injustice. It's 27 minutes long. I didn't get a chance to watch the whole thing but what I did see was moving.  He gets going around 7:30. Eloquent and passionate.

Michelle Alexander on "Zimmerman Mindset"

Courtesy of Democracy Now!

Zimmerman Juror: Trayvon "played a huge role" in his own death

From the infamous juror B-37: Trayvon played a huge role in his own death. He could have walked away and gone home after he was confronted.

Yes.  Didn't Trayvon know his place? He should have just put up with Zimmerman's harassment.  What's he doing there in the first place (besides basically going home).

Sound familiar? Think she feels empathy for Paula Deen?

This is bullshit.

Race, Stand Your Ground and Inconsistencies

So I just watched a clip of The Daily Show, where John Oliver talks about a black woman in Florida who fired her gun in the air to ward off her abusive husband and was arrested for it.  She was sentenced to 20 years in prison and the jury took 12 minutes to deliberate.  That's justice in the US.