A review by elsiebrady
A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law by Bryan Stevenson, Loretta Lynch, Sherrilyn Ifill

4.0

Such a great conversation! It seems at times like a hopeless pursuit: Justice and equality for all, yet Bryan Stevenson reminds us, “injustice prevails where hopelessness persists”. They are many issues that go beyond racism, demonstrating that many of the concerns affect both black and white but we often relegate “the” issue to blacks. They address disparity in housing, transportation, access to health care and mental health services. Bryan points out that many of our kids growing up in poor neighborhoods experience violence and trauma at home and in their community before they even start school at 5 or 6. If we, as a community, aren’t addressing that trauma it will only get worse as they work through our public education. No wonder they turn to drugs as a release from that trauma. I’m so glad to see many are having these conversations. I want to be part of the solution!