Quote of the Day

Obama argued that what was good for America was good for black folk, when exactly the opposite is true: helping black folk helps America.  Tamping down the war on drugs, which targeted black and brown folk, also spared millions of white youth hooked on methamphetamines and has created enormous empathy for white folk who confront opioid addition.  Strengthening the social safety net for our most vulnerable black and brown citizens also helped struggling white families hit hard by the recession.

-- Michael Eric Dyson, What Truth Sounds Like, p. 212