Why Aren't We Talking About Ghettoside?

by Jen Graves
I wonder whether Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America is simply not a politically convenient book to talk about, for almost anyone. I can’t think of any other reason why it’s not getting the widespread attention it deserves.
Like Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow, Jill Leovy’s 2015 volume has the potential to break an impasse in the national dialogue about black lives mattering. It got great reviews, but what will be its real effect?
The book is