Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill wants the city of Winston-Salem to impose a curfew on young people because he said he has seen a dramatic increase in crimes being
What happened in Washington, D.C. Wednesday has people reflecting and asking how and why questions; many are also drawing comparisons to the demonstrations that unfolded last year calling for racial justice in America. What we witnessed, quite openly, is there is a distinct difference in the justice system as it pertains to race, class and gender,” said Dr. Jack Monell, of Winston-Salem State University. “In the instance of yesterday’s insurrection and violence at the Capitol, what you saw was an allowing, of sorts, an apathetic response, to people who literally and deliberately had planned and orchestrated to basically take over the capitol. This wasn’t a surprise. Monell, an associate professor and the program coordinator of justice studies at WSSU, is an expert in social work, criminal justice and human services. He said while watching he was not surprised. This was a culmination of the last four years: every other day, every other week there was some issue, some tw
It s a stark contrast to rubber bullets and tear gas put out by police during BLM protests.
“If you look historically at how the justice system operates there s clearly two distinct justice systems. There s a justice system that responds to the African American and Latino individuals,” Monell said. “And you see how the justice system responds to Caucasian s and folks with a higher tax bracket.”
High Point University Historian Paul Ringel said he believes the difference is simply race.
“Those people were not only white but on the political right and there is not a very extensive history of law enforcement treating those kinds of activist with violence,” Ringel said.
This year was a year of racial unrest and division but also unity.When it comes to racism, a single word with a lot of layers, how do you explain it all to a child or teen?Known as The Talk, it s a difficult conversation that predominantly happens in Black and brown communities about race. Click the video player above to hear from families as they discuss their experiences with The Talk, its meaning, and importance.There s a lot to try to grasp that some people from other races may not understand. The racial animosity that we often see and the violence that is perpetrated unfortunately at our children continue to be alarming for parents, Black educators and the extended Black community, said Winston-Salem State University Dr. Jack Monell. We have to be concerned that they are a threat to someone for whatever preconceived notion biases, stereotypes they may have. So we constantly have to educate ourselves, educate our children and educate our community to protect our comm