... nor the optimism of Wilson. Both Jonnes and Wilson have demonstrated examples of the effectiveness of multiracial coalitions in addressing issues of local concern. However, I am uncertain that at this time these initiatives are applicable on a national level. Unifying and mobilizing on a local level to resolve an infrastructure problem is a far cry from establishing a national coalition to effectively address the generational ... ...

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... States, compared to 1,261 Hispanic male inmates per 100,000 Hispanic males, and 487 white male inmates per 100,000 white males (BJS, 2007). Today, black defendants serve as much time in federal prison for drug offenses as white defendants serve for violent offenses-a result largely attributed to biases in federal statutory penalties for offenses involving crack versus powder cocaine (Mauer ... a disproportionately negative effect on minority offenders. Motivated primarily by a desire to reduce prison overcrowding in the state, efforts have been undertaken to repeal mandatory minimum pen...

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