the-perks-of-being-black:

thebostonwasteland:

deehenn:

brinajay-27:

95% OF PROSECUTORS ARE WHITE MEN!! You wonder why jails are filled with black and Latino men?

Exactly

Source?

31% of Americans: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

75% of Police Officers: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119070/michael-browns-death-leads-scrutiny-ferguson-white-police

79% of Prosecutors: http://wholeads.us/justice/

65% of Elected Officials: http://wamu.org/news/14/10/08/congress_too_white_male_and_wealthy_to_truly_represent_us_study_says