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Podcast: The C.O.W.S.
Episode: The C. O. W. S. w/ Dr. David Herzberg: WHITEOUT, Drug Laws Are Tools of White Supremacy #JamesByrdJr #WhitenessIsland💊
Description: The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Dr. David Herzberg. "A historian of drugs whose research focuses on the legal kind—psychoactive pharmaceuticals, Dr. Zerzberg explores the nature and trajectory of drug commerce, drug use, and drug policy in American racial capitalism." He's classified as a White Man and teaches at the University of Buffalo - same city as the TOP'S grocery store massacre. Along with Helen Hansen and Jules Netherland, Dr. Herzberg co-authored: WHITEOUT - How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America. The 2 White and 1 non-white authors make explicit that legislation and enforcement of drug regulations is al...