this is awesome #blackhistorymonthDrug War Reparations for Black Americans? House Bill Examines Raci
this is awesome #blackhistorymonthDrug War Reparations for Black Americans? House Bill Examines Racist War on Drugs | MassRootsThe war on drugs has harmed the lives of millions of Americans in communities across the country, but there’s no question that its impact has been felt hardest by people of color.A new bill introduced in Congress seeks to begin remedying that.Sponsored by Congressman Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat, the legislation would create a commission to study the effects that mass incarceration and forced prison labor have had on African Americans and shed light on the extent to which governments and private corporations have supported and benefited from such policies.Among other things, the commission would be tasked with answering whether the federal government should “offer a formal apology on behalf of the people of the United States to the African-American victims of the ‘War on Drugs’ and their descendants” and whether “any form of compensation to the victims of the 'War on Drugs’ and their descendants is warranted.”Numerous studies have found that despite virtually identical use rates across races, people of color are much more likely to be arrested, convicted and incarcerated for marijuana and other drug crimes.full article[image via popular resistance] -- source link
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