Black Men's Friday

Making The Formerly Incarcerated a Protected Class


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Every citizen has "equal protection under the law" according to the 14th amendment of the US constitution. This amendment prevents discrimination of US citizens based on their immutable characteristics such as race, gender or having a disability. Does this apply to returning citizens released from jails or prisons? Black Men's Friday addresses the issues that impact black men and the black community. Equal protection against discrimination does not apply to those that have been convicted of a felony. How would this form of discrimination impact the lives of black men and the black community, tune in and find out.

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Black Men's FridayBy Nathaniel Gilham