The Long-lasting Misconception of Black Criminality

In his October cover story, Ta-Nehisi Coates checks out how mass imprisonment has actually impacted African American households. “There’s a long history in this nation of handling issues in the African American neighborhood through the criminal justice system,” he states in this animated interview. “The long-lasting view of African Americans in this nation is as a race of individuals who are susceptible to criminality.”

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