Film: Tulia, Texas: Scenes from the Drug War
Wednesday Feb 25, 12:30pm Katy Campus Cyber Lounge
Might the “war on drugs” be used for ulterior motives? On Wednesday, February 25, Pandora’s Box Continuing education class will view and discuss Tulia, Texas. This investigation of a landmark court case, in which more than three dozen African Americans from a small panhandle town were arrested and many convicted and given harsh prison terms, uncovers deep-rooted assumptions about race and crime that permeate our society and undermine our justice system. Today America has the largest prison population in the world; in some states as much as 15 percent of the black male population is incarcerated. Tulia, Texas shows one reason why. Criminal justice professor and former ATF agent Rudy Hardy will introduce the film and lead discussions afterwards.
Trailer from the film
For more information:
The film website at http://www.tuliatexasfilm.com/
California Newsreel site with links to more information http://www.newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0218
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