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How the drug war led to a rise in mass incarceration rates for Black people

By A.R. Shaw
Aug 12, 2015
2:28 pm

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The war on drugs has always been a war on minorities and poor people. Congressman Hank Johnson recently revealed how President Obama seeks to put an end to the disturbing trend.

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How the drug war led to a rise in mass incarceration rates for Black people

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