The Mugging of Black America

Why was there a reduction of crime in each city on the day Nelson Mandela visited? More importantly, why wasn't it (crime reduction) reported by the media? Is the prison system cost effective with an 85% recidivism rate? Drugs are still available, while 80% of the crime is 'white collar' and seldom prosecuted? What is the relationship between alcohol and the reservation and drugs and the black community? What are the solutions for combating crime in the black community? Read this book.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a nationally acclaimed author and political analyst. His columns have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He is the associate editor at New American Media and the author of The Assassination of the Black Male Image, Betrayed, Beyond O.J., Blacks and Reds, The Crisis in Black and Black, and The Disappearance of Black Leadership. He lives in Los Angeles.