by lindaoppenheim | Feb 28, 2018 | Article
Laura Smith describes the role of Harry Anslinger, first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, whose racist views were instrumental in the criminalization of drug use. He targeted jazz musicians in particular. His agents hounded Billie Holiday until her...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 16, 2017 | Article
Comparing the sentences received by two drug offenders, one white and one black, Herald Tribune reporters Josh Salman, Dak Le, and Michael Braga illustrate the racial inequities in the Florida legal system through policies like drug-free zones and mandatory minimum...
