Michelle Alexander Quotes About Study

Quotes about: Study

• One study conducted in Washington, D.C. indicated that 3 out of 4 black men, and nearly all those living in the poorest neighborhoods could expect to find themselves behind bars at some point in their life.

  Michelle Alexander

  Men, Black, Bars

  Source: www.truth-out.org

• Most Americans violate drug laws in their lifetime, but the enemy in this war has been racially defined. Not by accident, the drug war has been waged almost exclusively in poor communities of color, even though studies have consistently shown - for decades - the people of color are no more likely to use or sell illegal drugs than whites.

  Michelle Alexander

  War, Color, Law

  Source: www.truth-out.org

• Plenty of drug dealing does happen in the 'hood, but it happens everywhere else in America as well. In fact, some studies suggest that where significant differences in the data can be found, white youth are more likely to engage in illegal drug dealing than black youth.

  Michelle Alexander

  Black Youth, Data, White

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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