Living in color
This is a triptych of a series titled Living in Color. This body of work curates what it feels like being black in the united states
Living in Color Mockup for the Annual juried Student Exhibition in the Alexander Brest Gallery
2021
32% of the US population is represented by African Americans and Hispanics, compared to 56% of the US incarcerated population being represented by African Americans and Hispanics.
In 2014, African Americans constituted 2.3 million, or 34%, of the total 6.8 million correctional population.
African Americans are incarcerated at more than 5 times the rate of whites.
The imprisonment rate for African American women is 2x that of white women.
Nationwide, African American children represent 32% of children who are arrested, 42% of children who are detained, and 52% of children whose cases are judicially waived to criminal court. African American children represent 14% of the population.
https://naacp.org/resources/criminal-justice-fact-sheet