There can be racism in a system even if a particular episode of injustice is not a manifestation of that racism. Every single thing in the criminal justice system is not a manifestation of racism, but many things are.
The fundamental problem for the teaching profession is how undervalued it is and how underpaid teachers are.
It's not easy. I make snap judgments, too, and I start to write people off. And then I start to remind myself of how I'm constantly asking judges not to write people off. And so then I try to resist it.
We must continue to recruit progressive prosecutors to run in local elections, support those who do, and hold them accountable if they win.
Actually creating a positive school climate, particularly in schools that are in communities that are themselves not calm and orderly, is hard work.
While mass incarceration is a national crisis, it was built locally.
