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Jeremiah asked this question about The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness:
Serious question: If blacks (and minorities in general) are disproportionately charged for drug offenses, why don't they stop using/selling drugs?
Rebecca "Black people have to work twice as hard to get half as far". While it may be a harsh reality, there is no reason we should not strive to do more.

The…more"Black people have to work twice as hard to get half as far". While it may be a harsh reality, there is no reason we should not strive to do more.

The answer to your question is that the onus is not on Black people to solve the discrimination against them.(less)
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The New Jim Crow
by Michelle Alexander
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