Nkechi Taifa, Esq., Author at Institute of the Black World 21st Century

The Big Lie About Race and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Nkechi Taifa, Esq.Commentaries/Opinions

By Nkechi Taifa and Mark Osler — As politicians and office-holders trot out their annual tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., beware of a big lie that has too…

January 25, 2019

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The Power of a Second Chance

By Nkechi Taifa, Esq.Commentaries/Opinions

By Nkechi Taifa — President Obama changed 46 lives on Monday, commuting the prison terms of individuals who had been locked away serving long sentences for low-level, nonviolent offenses. “These…

July 15, 2015

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Righting Historical Wrongs Through Clemency

By Nkechi Taifa, Esq.Commentaries/Opinions

From the kangaroo courts and lynching laws of yesterday to the still lingering crack vs. powder-cocaine disparity today, miscarriages of justice have been an ever-present feature of the U.S. criminal punishment system.

March 2, 2014

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Justice for Eight in Crack-Cocaine Sentencing. Thousands to Go.

By Nkechi Taifa, Esq.News & Current Affairs

By Nkechi Taifa — Clemency not only provides a measure of justice for people who have been unnecessarily incarcerated, it curbs huge costs to taxpayers. In December, President Obama commuted…

January 7, 2014

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