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[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248418303555 by Rebecca Rogers Ackermann 1/19 ScienceDirect] | [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248418303555 by Rebecca Rogers Ackermann 1/19 ScienceDirect] | ||
The history of scientific discovery is overwhelmingly told as a narrative of the lives and discoveries of a series of remarkable white men. Christa Kuljian's real triumph in this book is that she reframes the narrative of paleoanthropological discovery in South Africa as a tale of flawed men who succeed—through some combination of luck, skill, personality and perseverance—literally and figuratively on the backs of black bodies. | The history of scientific discovery is overwhelmingly told as a narrative of the lives and discoveries of a series of remarkable white men. Christa Kuljian's real triumph in this book is that she reframes the narrative of paleoanthropological discovery in South Africa as a tale of flawed men who succeed—through some combination of luck, skill, personality and perseverance—literally and figuratively on the backs of black bodies. | ||
=====Marijuana’s racist history shows the need for comprehensive drug reform===== | |||
[https://www.brookings.edu/articles/marijuanas-racist-history-shows-the-need-for-comprehensive-drug-reform/ by John Hudak 23/6/20 BROOKINGS] | |||
As the conversation around the country centers on policing, criminal and racial justice, and social equity, the topic of the War on Drugs must play a central part. For decades, the War on Drugs has been a tool to target Black and Brown Americans and change life trajectories in those communities for millions of people. | |||
