Military Rape: Remember LaVena!

The Congress is currently discussing legislation to the rampant and pervasive culture of sexual assault in the military. The Pentagon’s recent report on rape indicated 26,000 people were assaulted in 2012, up front the 19,000 from the previous year. This means that even with all the bright lights on the issue, the military has been […]

Michelle Alexander

For those of you who missed Michelle Alexander when she came to St. Louis recently, here’s the next best thing–a YouTube video.  Alexander was humble about her lack of awareness of how deep and wide the problem of mass incarceration really was. Although many of us have been doing prison reform work for decades, The […]

Lessons from the murder of Renisha McBride

I don’t know Renisha McBride or her family. I don’t know all the circumstances surrounding her death. My heart goes out to her family and friends for this senseless death. Working with young people, I’m always looking for those teachable moments no matter how they come.  How can we use  Renisha’s tragedy to save some […]