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  • A pregnant Black woman wearing a white shirt and dark sweater rests her elbow on a desk while her head leans on her closed hand

    New York City Will No Longer Test Pregnant Patients for Drugs Without Consent

    This longstanding practice “perpetuates racial disparities in the child welfare system,” according to a new report.
    Shani Saxon Nov 18, 2020 4:30PM EST
    White man in black suit and white shirt stands in front of blurry brown background

    ICYMI: Criminal Justice Orgs Denounce Jeff Sessions' Mandatory Minimums Directive

    Activists and advocacy groups say the attorney general’s latest sentencing order fuels the War on Drugs at the expense of communities of color.

    Sameer Rao May 16, 2017 5:08PM EDT
    Black man in black hoodie with white laces raises index finger while posed against blurry gray background

    READ: Killer Mike on How to Bring More Black People Into Medical Marijuana Boom

    State-level marijuana legality reforms often don’t help African Americans who are frozen out of dispensary ownership. The rapper partners with scholar Erik Nielson for a new Rolling Stone essay that breaks down how to fix the disparity.

    Sameer Rao Dec 13, 2016 12:36PM EST
    Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt arrives at Trump Tower on December 7, 2016, in New York City. The president-elect announced today that Pruitt would head the EPA.

    3 Things People of Color Need to Know About Trump's EPA Pick

    Scott Pruitt is anti immigration, antiObamacare and anti criminal justice reform—and he doesn’t believe in the idea of human-made climate change.

    Yessenia Funes Dec 8, 2016 12:12PM EST
    Sketch of two men, one in charcoal and white with green marijuana leaves and charcoal money bags surrounding him and another with brown skin and a black shirt with the word "felon" in red on top

    WATCH: Jay Z Breaks Down Racist Legacy of War on Drugs in New Short Film

    The film, produced by dream hampton and brought to life via Molly Crabapple’s artwork, details the past and present of our country’s hypocritcal and racist drug enforcement and sentencing policies.

    Sameer Rao Sep 15, 2016 10:44AM EDT

    Former Nixon Advisor Admits 'War on Drugs' Was Racist

    John Ehrlichman: “By getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and Blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities.”

    Sameer Rao Mar 22, 2016 4:08PM EDT
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