Hank Johnson actually said...

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.

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Johnson discusses the stigma faced by Black males contributing to their overrepresentation in prisons.

07/24/2012

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