Approximately 12%-13% of the American population is African-American, but they make up 40% of the almost 2.1 million male inmates in jail or prison
(U.S. Department of Justice, 2009).


"I can reflect on it now and tell you the emptiness. I can look on it now and tell you there's a frustration, there's an anger. It's like being in a hole, you realize you're in a hole, and you can't get out, or you think you can't get out."

- Terrance Coffie

The number of homeless individuals sleeping each night in the New York City shelter system increased by seven percent, from 50,135 people in January 2013 to 53,615 people in January 2014,
 the highest level ever recorded
(Coalition for the Homeless).