Michelle Alexander on the War on Drugs and the Politics Behind It
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 4:08PM Michelle Alexander at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem - January 12, 2012
Michelle Alexander, Author of The New Jim Crow, speaks about the political strategy behind the War on Drugs and its connection to the mass incarceration of Black and Brown people in the United States.
If you think Bill Clinton was "the first Black President" then watch the video below and see how much damage his administration caused for the black community as a result of his get tough attitude on crime that appealed to white swing voters.
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