| The efforts of Michelle Alexander and her book,The New Jim Crow, are stimulating a social justice movement in 119 cities with reading groups, praying warriors and action teams. It is time for good men and women to get to work! During the months of March and April 2012, people in your city can: - Host a reading circle for The New Jim Crow book at your church, high school or college
- Communicate with your elected officials about ways to changes laws that sweep Black men and boys into the criminal justice system
- Mentor youth in juvenile detention facilities
- Visit incarcerants in prisons and jails (men and women)
- Work to get records expunged for the formerly incarcerated
- Welcome returning citizens (from prison) back to your community
- Help returning citizens get jobs
- Council first-time offenders so that they remain crime free
- Speak to youth in schools about not becoming part of the criminal justice system
- Become a court watcher to ensure that Black men and boys are treated fairly by the criminal justice process
- Write a letter to a jail or prison encouraging men and women who are incarcerated to keep their spirits high
To become one of the the Servant Leaders in your city planning and directing this effort, please call 773.285.9600. We will provide you with an organizing kit that will help you step-by-step to create, manage or support an outstanding New Jim Crow Social Justice Movement program in your city. We will also provide technical assistance and ongoing support. Churches, schools, faith-based organizations, fraternities, Masonic organizations, veterans associations, community-based organizations, affinity organizations, military service personnel, social service agencies, companies and corporations will participate in this effort. Most events will occur between March 1, 2012 and April 30, 2012 Many of the cities below that participated in our national mentoring initiative are being asked to participate in this direct action, social justice campaign designed to reduce the number of Black men, women and children locked up in detention centers, youth facilities, jails and prisons in the United States: - Albany, New York
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Alton, Illinois
- Atlanta Georgia
- Aurora, Colorado
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Blandensburg, Maryland
- Bolingbrook, Illinois
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Bowie, Maryland
- Buffalo, New York
- Carbondale, Illinois
- Carol Stream, Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois - South Side
- Chicago, Illinois - West Side
- Chicago, Illinois - South Suburbs
- Chicago Heights, Illinois
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Columbia, Missouri
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Columbus, Georgia
- Dallas, Texas
- Danbury, Connecticut
- Danville, Illinois
- Decatur, Georgia
- Delray Beach, Florida
- Detroit, Michigan
- Denver, Colorado
- Dolton, Illinois
- Durham, North Carolina
- East Chicago, Indiana
- East Orange, New Jersey
- Englewood, Colorado
- Flint, Michigan
- Flossmoor, Illinois
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Fredricksberg, Virginia
- Gary, Indiana
- Gilbert, Arizona
- Greenvill3e, North Carolina
- Griffin, Georgia
- Hammond, Indiana
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Harvey, Illinois
- Hillside, Illinois
- Houston, Texas
- Hyattsville, Maryland
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Irvington, New Jersey
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Kenesaw, Georgia
- LaGrange, Georgia
- Lauderhill, Florida
- Lenoir, North Carolina
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Lithonia, Michigan
- Los Angeles, California
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Macon, Georgia
- Manassas, Virginia
- Markham, Illinois
- Matteson, Illinois
- Mentor, Ohio
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Munhall, Pennsylvania
- Munster, Indiana
- Nashville, Tennessee
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- New York City, New York - Manhattan
- New York City, New York - The Bronx
- New York City, New York - Brooklyn
- New York City, New York - Queens
- New York City, New York - Long Island
- New York City, New York - Harlem
- Newark, New Jersey
- Oakland, California
- Oak Park, Illinois
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Ontario, California
- Palmdale, California
- Peoria, Illinois
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Richmond, California
- Richmond, Virginia
- Riverdale, Illinois
- Rochester, New York
- Rock Island, Illinois
- San Bernardino, California
- San Francisco, California
- Santan Valley, AZ
- Seattle, Washington
- Shelbyville, Indiana
- Southaven, Mississippi
- Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Paul, Minnesota
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Tampa, Florida
- Thomasville, Georgia
- Toledo, Ohio
- Tougaloo, Mississippi
- Tshwane, Botswana, Africa
- Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territory, Canada
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- University Park, Illinois
- Upper Marboro, Maryland
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Victorville, California
- Washington, D.C.
- Waukegan, Illinois
- White Plains, New York
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Yazoo City, Mississippi
 "Much like a great explorer, Michelle Alexander has discovered another America--a bizarro world where prejudice and discrimination have replaced truth and justice. An America that is as intent on destroying young Black men as it is at proclaiming its passion for freedom and fairness. Even some of the most conscious and best-intentioned Americans can't see The New Jim Crow and their roles in supporting it. Michelle Alexander holds a mirror up to America and reveals a monster!" Phillip Jackson, The Black Star Project ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click Here to purchase a paperback copy of The New Jim Crow. Click Here to view a 25 minute video of Michelle Alexander speaking on Democracy Now about The New Jim Crow. Click Here to hear a segment of Michelle Alexander on National Public Radio speaking about The New Jim Crow. Click here to see a 3 minute trailer of Michelle Alexander speaking about the The New Jim Crow. Click here to find out if and when Michelle Alexander might be in your city or state speaking on The New Jim Crow. Click Here to become a member of The Black Star Project. Click Here to learn more about The Black Star Project. |
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