Between the years of 1986 and 1992, drug use was at its high peak because of the use of crack cocaine by mothers, specifically Black mothers. Crack cocaine was racialized and gendered. Black women were labeled as a danger to society and it was said that Black women were unable to make proper decisions when it came to their sexuality. When it came to the media, Black Women were always used as the image and storytellers of drug users which caused others to think they were irresponsible as well as bad parents. Even though it was statistically proven that the drug rates were the same when it came to race, Black women were reported nearly 10 times more than white women.
The War on Drugs is defined as the war on the crack houses within the ghetto and the inner-city. Crack cocaine was racialized by society. The media talked
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She argued that federal and state sentencing and the War on Drugs had negative influences on Black Women. Johnson brought up the eight amendment which provided support against mandatory sentencing. She then encouraged the use of individualized punishing that would consider the circumstantial features of the suspects. Paula Johnson believed that you would only be able to come up with a solution once you are able to identify the problem.
Fast forward to the present-day. Although discrimination is no longer what it used to be, there is still prejudice against race, gender, religion, etc. Discrimination all began because of society being used to a certain “norm” and not wanting to get along with people who they thought were different. There are individuals with all types of different colors and backgrounds. That does not mean they should not be accepted or discriminated against. That just means our society needs a change. We simply cannot judge someone for being