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Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Rep. Maxine Waters, asha bandele
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Rep. Maxine Waters, asha bandele

Not One Step Back: Drug Policy Reformers and African American Academics Convene in the South

Hundreds of members of the Atlanta community and dozens of the nation's leading advocates for drug policy reform gathered in a groundbreaking meeting over the weekend. The meeting aimed at building alliances with the African American community to both advance smart public health approaches to drug policy and maintain and protect existing reforms in the face of hostile powers in Washington.