Kamau Franklin On Black August And The Philosophy Of Law Human rights lawyer Kamau Franklin joined us recently to discuss Black August and The Philosophy of Law. Franklin is also a contributor to A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable’s Malcolm X (Black Classic Press, 2012).
Rule #1 – There Should Be No Need for New Rules This unjust verdict should have been expected. People can only be surprised if they refuse to acknowledge the history of black death by law enforcement and the subsequent acquittals in the US court system. Oscar Grant, Sean Bell, Michael Stewart, Nicholas Heywood, Eleanor Bumbers,… Continue reading New Rules After Zimmerman Verdict
Watching parts of the Zimmerman trail has reminded me of all that’s wrong with the American jurisprudence system. In my best legal argument – the prosecution eats ass (sorry if there is a organized group of salad tossers who are offended by the comparison to the prosecution). Let’s start with the picking of a jury… Continue reading The Zimmerman Trial – When the Prosecution is the Defense
After 148 years Mississippi has “officially” abolished slavery by ratifying the 13th amendment. We can assume that what took policymakers so long was the historical and present day desire to make sure white privilege was so ingrained that formal slavery was no longer needed. Mississippi policy makers, the moneyed elite and at the time the… Continue reading Mississippi Finally Ratifies the 13th Amendment – Here Are Some Other Things that Mississippi Decided to Ratify First.
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