Not Guilty
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Patrick Dorismond, Abner Louima, and Amadou Diallo -- hear what a jury of prominent African Americans has to say about the black man's struggle for justice in America
Prompted by the killing of Amadou Diallo and the acquittal of the four New York City police officers who mistook him for an armed criminal, this collection of essays by prominent black male writers offers twelve unique and startling perspectives on what it's like for a black man living in an inherently racist society.
Coming from a broad spectrum of economic and social backgrounds, the poets, journalists, lawyers, writers, and academics that make up this jury write forcefully and eloquently about growing up and raising sons, identifying with others and yearning to be set apart, attempting reasonable discourse, and succumbing to unspeakable anger. Together these essays deconstruct the monolithic myths that shroud our nation's black men and offer small rays of hope that on the streets, at school and work, and in the courtroom justice will be served.
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Jabari Asim is the author of the critically acclaimed The N Word. He is editor-in-chief of The Crisis-the magazine of the NAACP-and former editor at and frequent contributor to the Washington Post, and his writing has appeared on Salon and in Essence, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He divides his time between Maryland and Illinois with his wife and five children.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Introduction: Twelve Moods for Justice
- Just Another "Nigga": Reflections on Black Masculinity and Middle-Class Identity
- Quitting the Club
- Black Man Standing
- Twisted Street Logic
- The Race Industry, Brutality, and the Law of Mothers
- The Black Belt: How Justice Begins at Home
- Fear of a Blue Uniform
- My Flesh and Blood: Black Marks and Stigmata
- From Within, From Without
- Mediation in Black and White: Unequal Distribution of Empowerment by Police
- What I Learned in School
- Police State of Mind
- Contributors
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
