NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Juneteenth: Freedom's promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail

  • Written by Matthew Larson, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Wayne State University
Black men occupy a disproportionate share of prison cells in the U.S.sakhorn/Shutterstock.com

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a celebration of the de facto end of slavery in the United States.

For hundreds of thousands of African-Americans stuck in pretrial detention – accused but not convicted of a crime, and unable to leave because of bail...

Read more: Juneteenth: Freedom's promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail

More Articles ...

  1. The public health benefits of adding offshore wind to the grid
  2. 30 years ago global warming became front-page news – and both Republicans and Democrats took it seriously
  3. More mental health care alone will not stop gun violence
  4. What it means to be a Christian in America today
  5. Schools must equip students to navigate alt-right websites that push fake news
  6. Opiate addiction and the history of pain and race in the US
  7. Colombia elects a conservative who promises to 'correct' its peace accord
  8. Nicaraguans try to topple a dictator — again
  9. The Bible's message on separating immigrant children from parents is a lot different from what Jeff Sessions thinks
  10. Astronaut Sally K. Ride's legacy – encouraging young women to embrace science and engineering
  11. What 40 years of 'Space Invaders' says about the 1970s – and today
  12. Why a minor change to how EPA makes rules could radically reduce environmental protection
  13. Drug shortages pose a public health crisis in the US
  14. Why you should eat popcorn with chopsticks – and other psychological tricks to make life more enjoyable
  15. As Venezuela's public health system collapses, mosquito-borne viruses re-emerge
  16. What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains
  17. US communities can suffer long-term consequences after immigration raids
  18. Yemen: Understanding the conflict
  19. One likely winner of the World Cup? Putin
  20. Why New York state is suing the Trumps: 5 questions answered
  21. How can a baby have 3 parents?
  22. Puerto Ricans don't trust official information on Hurricane Maria
  23. Why domestic abuse and anti-gay violence qualify as persecution in asylum law
  24. How Native American food is tied to important sacred stories
  25. How recycling more steel and aluminum could slash imports without a trade war
  26. A Father's Day reminder from science: Your kids aren't really growing up quickly
  27. Mexico seeks to become 'country of refuge' as US cracks down on migrants
  28. El nuevo aeropuerto de la Ciudad de México es un desastre ambiental que podría ser un gran parque natural
  29. To avoid humans, more wildlife now work the night shift
  30. Fathers forgotten when it comes to services to help them be good parents, new study finds
  31. Why black women's experiences of #MeToo are different
  32. Suicide nation: What's behind the need to numb and to seek a final escape?
  33. Lessons on political polarization from Lincoln's 'House Divided' speech, 160 years later
  34. Four campus free speech problems solved
  35. Digital mental health drug raises troubling questions
  36. New European rules may give US internet users true privacy choices for the first time
  37. Why there are so many unsheltered homeless people on the West Coast
  38. El colapso económico de Venezuela tiene una clara explicación
  39. Short-term changes in Antarctica's ice shelves are key to predicting their long-term fate
  40. On Germany's national soccer stage, why have East Germans gone missing?
  41. En Venezuela puede que no haya un final feliz
  42. Furia en Argentina despues del juicio que da indulto a un criminal de la Guerra Sucia
  43. The US nuclear arsenal: A quick overview
  44. Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk
  45. Anthony Bourdain's window into Africa
  46. How to choose a World Cup team when the US isn't contending
  47. Some want to get rid of college majors – here's how that could go wrong
  48. Do abused women need asylum? 4 essential reads
  49. Summit with Kim is boosting Trump's confidence – that might not be a good thing
  50. Is Venezuela's president afraid of a coup d'etat?