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June 17, 2011

War on Drugs and the African-American Community

The Institute of the Black World 21st Century held a forum on the impact of the policies of the “War on Drugs” on the African-American community.… read more

The Institute of the Black World 21st Century held a forum on the impact of the policies of the “War on Drugs” on the African-American community. Speakers included Jesse Jackson and Representative John Conyers (D-MI). President Nixon used the term “War on Drugs” to promote his drug control initiatives, and subsequent administrations have continued variations of those polices. close

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Rick Adams Chair Institute of the Black World 21st Century
Arthur L. Burnett Sr. Executive Director National African American Drug Policy Coalition

Edwin Chapman Medical Director United Planning Organization->Comprehensive Treatment Program
John Conyers Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Ron Daniels President Institute of the Black World 21st Century
Leonard G. Dunston Board Member Institute of the Black World 21st Century
Neill Franklin Executive Director Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Lawrence Garrison Inmate (Former)
Jesse Jackson Founder and President Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Kimberly Jeffries Leonard Senior Deputy Director Washington
Elsie L. Scott President and CEO Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Hilary O. Shelton Director NAACP->Washington Bureau
Deborah Small Director Public Policy and Community Outreach
Cassandra McLean Smith Inmate (Former)
Kinaya Sokoya Executive Director D.C. Children's Trust Fund
Nkechi Taifa Senior Policy Analyst Open Society Institute->Civil and Criminal Justice Reform
Sanho Tree Project Director Institute for Policy Studies->Drug Policy
Jasmine Tyler Deputy Director Drug Policy Alliance->National Affairs

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Program ID:: 300088-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 17, 2011 | 12:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Jun 18, 2011 | 4:57am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

Jun 17, 2011 | 12:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jun 17, 2011 | 9:17pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 17, 2011 | 9:51pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 18, 2011 | 1:19am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 18, 2011 | 1:53am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 18, 2011 | 4:57am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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