Systemic Racism

The other day I was listening to a podcast from the president of Planned Parenthood, Leana Wen. She opened my eyes to TRUE systemic racism. She relayed the fact that during Reagan’s presidential term, that many black African Americans, predominantly males were being incarcerated for crack, marijuana, and other sedatives. (War on Drugs) This issue wasn’t addressed as an epidemic until White individuals were being affected. (Rise in the opioid epidemic) This has left me appalled, and astonished by these TRUE acts of racism that go unnoticed.