If you are an African American, you are multiple times more likely to be stopped for suspicion of using drugs than if you are not an African American.
Cory Booker: “If you are an African American, you are multiple times more likely to be stopped for suspicion of using drugs than if…”
On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
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Booker highlights racial disparities in drug-related arrests in the criminal justice system.
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