By Antonio D. French
Filed Thursday, March 30 at 2:27 PM
...everybody's problem. Sylvester Brown, who recently joined the St. Louis blogosphere, has posted a long response to a recent New York Times article about the challenges facing young black American males.
"America sends more black men to prison than college. Why? Because that's what we've always done," wrote Brown. "We have a criminal justice system geared to house, feed and contain people, so we use it -- liberally, it seems, as it pertains to young black males."
"How many more studies do we need before it sinks in that it's not such a good idea to lock up 25 percent of any male demographic -- as misguided as they may well be?" he said.
Click here to read Brown's full article.
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