Most recent public comments by Sean Park https://nowcomment.com/users/15504 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134033?scroll_to=1307702 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134033?scroll_to=1307702 This paragraph made me think about what I can do. If it took over 10 years for Alexander to understand this racial inequality and bias, what can I do? Where could I start? I don't believe that I'll have the same career path as Michelle Alexander, so is there any other way that I can get this experience? I believe that for many Americans, it is impossible to interact with people of different races and backgrounds. In my hometown of Mechanicsburg, PA, I was one of the most ethnically diverse people in the town. And I'm half white. So what would it take to bring diversity to a town like that? Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:13:08 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134033?scroll_to=1307701 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134033?scroll_to=1307701 I also agree that the conversation about racial inequality have evolved into more structured discussion about the institutions that perpetuate these problems, and I think that is one of the things that makes The Wire so memorable and remarkable. Its insistent view of institutions in Baltimore, from the gangs to the cops to the stevedores, is a comprehensive and complicated view of society in general, and really captures how those institutions operate before anyone was talking about that. Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:24:29 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134033?scroll_to=1307700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134033?scroll_to=1307700 I found this paragraph especially interesting in light of this entire work. For him, even working with the ACLU and other civil rights groups, it took 10 years for him to realize the extent and potency of racial bias in this country. And through this realization, the entire piece reconfigures how we perceive great achievement in civil rights as long overdue recompense. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 07:32:47 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134033?scroll_to=1307698 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134033?scroll_to=1307698 Ironically, when this country was built the Founding Fathers expressly did NOT want any form of debtors' prison because of examples like this. Even from the early days of this country, the Founding Fathers realized that punishing the poor with debt only leads to a cycle of poverty, crime, and poor education. Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:18:18 -0700