The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

Martin Luther King Jr. called for us to be lovestruck with each other, not colorblind toward each other. To be lovestruck is to care, to have deep compassion, and to be concerned for each and every individual, including the poor and vulnerable.

This line was one of the ones I highlighted. It resonated deeply with me.