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Wednesday, May 09, 2012

In Case You Missed It: Michelle Alexander on the Colbert Report

Michelle Alexander (Ohio State) discussed her compelling new book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" (New Press), on last night's edition of the Colbert Report.

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One of my favorite parts of the interview: Colbert asking, if people of color do not use drugs at higher rates than whites, "why didn't David Simon set The Wire in Greenwich, Connecticut?" Congratulations to Michelle on her wonderful appearance and on her groundbreaking work.

Posted by Dawinder "Dave" S. Sidhu on May 9, 2012 at 01:51 PM in Books, Television | Permalink

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