Episode 39: Race, mass incarceration, politics, and writing with LeRon L. Barton

Race, Mass incarceration, Politics and Writing with Leron Barton

LeRon L. Barton is a writer from Kansas City, MO currently living in San Francisco, Ca. A graduate of Paseo Academy of Fine Arts, LeRon is the author of two books, “Straight Dope: A 360 degree look into American Drug Culture” and “All We Really Need Is Love: Stories of Dating, Relationships, Heartbreak, and Marriage.” In addition to the books, LeRon is an essayist; whose topics cover racism, mass incarceration, politics, gender, and dating. These works have appeared in Black Enterprise, Salon, The Good Men Project, Your Tango, Media Diversity, Raconteur, Elephant Journal, East Bay Times, and MoAD.

In today’s episode we are discussing race and its impact on mass incarceration, politics and writing. I really enjoyed my conversation with LeRon, who is a very talented and wise culturist shedding light on a necessary topic.

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Book we reference: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the age of colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

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