In the book Freedom is A Constant Struggle, chapter nine, Angela Davis starts off by talking about how many people complain how Black History Month is in February and many people complain that it's the shortest month of the year, she explains how Frederick Douglas birthday is in that month. She also said that Martin Luther King's birthday is in the middle of January and said Black History Month is really a month and a half. The country continues to celebrate Black History month during Women's History Month, and Davis adds African Americans now have two and a half months. Davis talks about Obama's presidency and how most white men voted against Obama and brought up the fact that, that shows us the persistence of racism. Davis talks about the way Muslims are mistreated and misread. She further explains how immigrants' rights are just as important as ours.
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Private detainment facilities take an expense of holding detainees and consequently have motivation to keep their jails full and growing. Many corporations "have discovered new possibilities for expansion by selling their products to correctional facilities"(Davis, 99). Davis explains how corporations buy private prisons so they can have complete control over the facility. When they have control, it is easier to get away with mistreating inmates and keeping inmates long, by doing so they get more money. That’s what it's all about, money. Davis says how prisons are not used for punishing inmates anymore, but to make more money for the corporations. Davis said that we should start off with school systems creating support. She said rehabilitation centers should be free, just so more people could get help and not worry about money. She stated that people should go into drug and violent invested communities to show them a positive life so they have a chance to have a positive role
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Private detainment facilities take an expense of holding detainees and consequently have motivation to keep their jails full and growing. Many corporations "have discovered new possibilities for expansion by selling their products to correctional facilities"(Davis, 99). Davis explains how corporations buy private prisons so they can have complete control over the facility. When they have control, it is easier to get away with mistreating inmates and keeping inmates long, by doing so they get more money. That’s what it's all about, money. Davis says how prisons are not used for punishing inmates anymore, but to make more money for the corporations. Davis said that we should start off with school systems creating support. She said rehabilitation centers should be free, just so more people could get help and not worry about money. She stated that people should go into drug and violent invested communities to show them a positive life so they have a chance to have a positive role