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How the Carceral System Impacts Black Women in the US

Clip: 7/25/2021 | 10m 53sVideo has Closed Captions

Black women are overrepresented in the nation’s jails and prisons.

Black women are overrepresented in the nation’s jails and prisons. And it was six years ago this month that Chicago-area native Sandra Bland was found hanged in her Texas jail cell after a traffic stop led to her arrest. What women — particularly women of color — face in the criminal justice system.

07/25/2021 | Rating NR

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Black Voices Book Club: ‘Nobody Knows’

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Clip: 7/25/2021 | 7m 46s | Psychologist Inger Burnett-Zeigler talks about her new book. (7m 46s)

The Last Word: Black People Outside

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Clip: 7/25/2021 | 3m 43s | We get the last word from travel enthusiasts Chevon Linear and Kameron Stanton. (3m 43s)

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