It seems to me that all across the Nation, there is a stigma in the urban areas in terms of being Black and being a male, and that leads to a disproportionate share of our prison system, both state and Federal, being represented by that particular demographic, Black males, young Black males in particular.
Johnson discusses the stigma faced by Black males contributing to their overrepresentation in prisons.
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