Top 10 Reasons the War on Drugs is the New Jim Crow

7. A stigma surrounds the black community that they use/sell more drugs than whites

When broken down by race, a higher percentage of white people sell drugs than black people, yet the perception of many is that a black person is more likely to be a dealer because black people are arrested for dealing more often than whites. This leads to a stigma that can hamper education and employment opportunities for black people, especially young black men.