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 […]

Reginald Griffin exonerated

 This is my favorite photo of Reginald Griffin as he experiences his first step outside prison.     Reginald Griffin freed at last St. Louis American, October 31, 2013   I am elated to share what hopefully is the last chapter in Reginald Griffin saga. You may recall the last article I did on Reggie […]