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Civil rights advocate and litigator, Michelle Alexander will discuss her new book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness at a forum cosponsored by the national 老澳门开奖结果 (along with the , and ) on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 6 p.m.

The event will be held at (220 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York NY 10001) and is open to the public. If you are interested in attending, , or watch the event live on the web at at 3 p.m. (PST) / 6 p.m. (EST) on 2/18.

Michelle鈥檚 leadership on criminal justice reform began over 10 years ago when she was the Director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California鈥檚 Racial Justice Project. She is currently a Professor at Ohio State University鈥檚 Moritz College of Law.

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Michelle鈥檚 description of the sheer magnitude of this mass incarceration crisis (and the ulterior motivating forces behind it) is truly sobering, and the indelible impact of having a huge percentage of the African-American community permanently locked out of the mainstream society and economy is a powerful call to action for all of us fighting for justice and equality in America.