What Is Systemic Racism? - Drug Arrests

Did you know that over 40% of drug arrests are not for selling any drugs but just for possession of marijuana? and that White and Black Americans are about equally likely to use marijuana, but Blacks are 3.7 more likely to be arrested for it? And that even if they don't get convicted of a crime that arrest can stay on their record and affect their chances at good jobs, housing, and bank loans for the rest of their lives? "What Is Systemic Racism?" is an 8-part video series that shows how racism shows up in our lives across institutions and society: Wealth Gap, Employment, Housing Discrimination, Government Surveillance, Incarceration, Drug Arrests, Immigration Arrests, Infant Mortality (. . . yes), systemic racism is really a thing. Featuring Jay Smooth, produced by Kat Lazo. Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/opinion/high-time-the-injustice-of-marijuana-arrests.html?_r=0 http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Marijuana https://www.colorlines.com/tags/marijuana Check out: https://www.raceforward.org/videos/systemic-racism ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity. Founded in 2002, CSI catalyzes community, government, and other institutions to dismantle structural racial inequity and create equitable outcomes for all. The new Race Forward is home to the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), a national network of government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all. Race Forward publishes the daily news site Colorlines and presents Facing Race, the country’s largest multiracial conference on racial justice. https://raceforward.org https://twitter.com/RaceForward https://facebook.com/RaceForward