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We need to hire more black police officers in this country because these are good jobs, and African Americans should have their fair share of good jobs. But we shouldn't do it because we think that's going to change policing. We have to push for police reform in other ways.
— James Forman, Jr.
Tags: police, black, change, good

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The fundamental problem for the teaching profession is how undervalued it is and how underpaid teachers are.
— James Forman, Jr.
Tags: profession, how, problem, teachers
It's not easy. I make snap judgments, too, and I start to write people off. And then I start to remind myself of how I'm constantly asking judges not to write people off. And so then I try to resist it.
— James Forman, Jr.
Tags: start, try, people, myself
We must continue to recruit progressive prosecutors to run in local elections, support those who do, and hold them accountable if they win.
— James Forman, Jr.
Tags: must, who, win, support
Actually creating a positive school climate, particularly in schools that are in communities that are themselves not calm and orderly, is hard work.
— James Forman, Jr.
Tags: school, work, hard-work, positive
While mass incarceration is a national crisis, it was built locally.
— James Forman, Jr.
Tags: national, incarceration, mass, crisis
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