by Najah X
It is vitally important that I inform my African People on the impact of drugs and alcohol and how this so-called war on drugs is a war against black people. Our brothers and sisters have been going to prison for drug related crimes since the early 1980's at a rapid rate. This so-called war on drugs has only benefited those who invest and earn profits off the prison industry. They want you to believe that the billions of dollars they spend building prisons and the trillions of dollars they spend on the prevention of drugs being smuggled into this country is about keeping our communities safe. They want you to believe that your brothers and sisters are major dope dealers, prostitutes and murderers. Don't let White Amerikkka fool you. The statistics say there are more whites using drugs than blacks, yet there are three times as many blacks being sent to prison for drug related crimes. (Bureau of Justice Statistics 1999.)
This so called war on drugs is a war against our people the same war they created 4000 years ago, to deny us our freedom. We must not turn our backs on the few brothers and sisters in our community that are struggling to free themselves from addiction. Believe me they are struggling, those that sell it and use it. White Amerikkka wants you to believe that they are not struggling to get free from the bondage of addiction. There are more Black people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction in the community of Roxbury alone compared to those who are actively addicted. We as a community must know and believe that "The Lie is Dead"
DID U KNOW..THERE'S A WAR AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE..
*Before new drug sentencing laws were implemented the rate of blacks convicted was 11% higher than whites. Since new drug sentencing laws the rate of blacks convicted is 49% higher than whites.
*400 Billion Dollar profit in drug trade.
*US intercepts about 15% heroin and 30% cocaine.
*The US spends on average 17 billion a year for this drug war.
*How much of this is contributed to corrupt policing to keep our sisters and brothers in prison?
Listen up my people if you or someone you know is struggling to be free from the horrors of drug and alcohol abuse. Please let them know there is help available by calling on:
Sis Najah
Program Director/Founder
T.K. Consulting
Drug and Alcohol Counseling & Criminal Justice Services
617-359-0700
email: tk_consulting@yahoo.com