The crack-cocaine era of the 1980s was the genocidal pill that was administered to Black…
Tag: war on drugs
#NotOneStepBack: US drug policy has global impact
The Morehouse School of Medicine hosted “Not One Step Back: One Day Strategy Session on…
Mass incarceration: When mommy goes to jail, the Black family is hurt
The Morehouse School of Medicine hosted Not One Step Back: One Day Strategy Session on…
#NotOneStepBack: Collective economics must be used in Black community
Morehouse School of Medicine hosted “Not One Step Back: One Day Strategy Session on the…
The American economy was founded on addiction to rum, sugar and tobacco
In colonial America, successful crops and products were addictive substances rum, tobacco, and sugar. These…
Mass incarceration of Black women soaring
It has been 47 years since President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs” that…
War on drugs: Rev. Ken Glasgow, a former addict fighting for justice
Rev. Ken Glasgow is a prime example of the continuing impact of the nation’s “war…
The war on drugs started with a war on Mexican immigrants
Most experts and data confirm that the American war on drugs was focused on the…
How the war on drugs changed Susan Burton from an addict to an activist
Susan Burton is the founder and director of A New Way of Life, an org…
Kemba Smith, a survivor of America’s war on drugs and mass incarceration
In 1985, Kemba Smith became a victim of the war on drugs. The former Hampton…