Posts Tagged ‘drugs’

A “war on drugs” or a war on people of color?

A “war on drugs” or a war on people of color?
When the head of the California division of the NAACP spoke out in support of that state’s Proposition 19 this summer, there seemed to be an equal amount of immediate praise and backlash. Alice Huffman labeled the drug war as a “civil rights issue” getting attention both on a state and national...
October 21st, 2010 | Criminal Justice, Featured | Read More

Fourteen examples of systemic racism in the U.S. criminal justice system

Fourteen examples of systemic racism in the U.S. criminal justice system
The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way than white people. Saying the US criminal system is racist may be politically controversial in some circles. But the facts...
July 26th, 2010 | Criminal Justice, Featured | Read More

Mass Incarceration: A destroyer of people of color and their communities

Mass Incarceration: A destroyer of people of color and their communities
Dear Obama Administration, instead of having our Drug Czar focus on addiction recovery and prevention programs, how about changing the policy of our racialized criminal justice system that has used the “War on Drugs” policy to put more Black males in the criminal justice system than slavery in 1850? Around...
May 17th, 2010 | Criminal Justice | Read More

Drug bust or racist revenge?

Drug bust or racist revenge?
Sheriff Scott Franklin of Jena says he is trying to rid his community of drugs. Critics say he is pursuing a vendetta against the town’s Black community. At four am on July 9 of last year, more than 150 officers from 10 different agencies gathered in a large barn just outside Jena, Louisiana. The day...
May 14th, 2010 | Criminal Justice, Talk About Race | Read More

Ladies and gentlemen: The U.S. (in)justice system

Ladies and gentlemen: The U.S. (in)justice system
I’ve been reading, talking, and thinking a lot about justice lately.  And the deeper I get into it, the more evident it is that our justice system isn’t meeting our needs. What we want, I think, is a justice system that produces not just rehabilitation, but redemption. Is it any wonder...
April 29th, 2010 | Criminal Justice | Read More

Race, genetics and the right

Race, genetics and the right
By Sujatha Jesudason, Executive Director, Generations Ahead I have a confession to make – even after six years of working on race and genetics, the science of genetics still make my eyes glaze over. Chromosomes, alleles, ACGT — I paid attention to none of these things until I made the connection...
February 18th, 2010 | Featured, Transforming Race Conference | Read More

Teatro Nopalero: Seeking social change, justice and consciousness through theater

Teatro Nopalero: Seeking social change, justice and consciousness through theater
A group of young activist actors bring forth a theatrical approach to deal with social issues at the grassroots level. Phoenix, Arizona, February 1, 2010 – In the context of Arizona’s legislation and crackdown on undocumented immigration, Teatro Nopalero emerges as a developing alternative to...
February 2nd, 2010 | Culture, Featured, The Arts | Read More