• 10:57 - 14:03
Dr. Angela J. Hattery & Dr. Earl Smith | Policing Black Bodies, Prison Inc., & The Poverty Trap
Social Stereotypes, Oprah Winfrey and Forrest Whitaker Anecdotes
The guests recount a story of a university provost who dismissed racial disparities in exonerations by claiming they merely reflected prison demographics. Dr. Hattery counters this by noting Black men are 1.5 times more likely to be wrongfully convicted than their already high representation in prison would suggest. The conversation notes that even high-profile figures like Oprah Winfrey and Forrest Whitaker face racial profiling, proving that professional achievement does not shield individuals from demographic stereotypes.