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Once blackness and crime, especially drug crime, became conflated in the public consciousness, the “criminalblackman,” as termed by legal scholar Kathryn Russell, would inevitably become the primary target of law enforcement.49 Some discrimination would be conscious and deliberate, as many honestly and consciously would believe that black men deserve extra scrutiny and harsher treatment.

The New Jim Crow

Michelle Alexander

Subtraction: “With Spanx, pounds seemingly disappear. A flat stomach in seconds.”

Snow Leopard

Category Pirates, Nicolas Cole, Christopher Lochhead, and Eddie Yoon

Traditional urbanism means buildings are tight, close, interlocking and over-looking, often built right into their neighbors. (Colmar) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEGxfVjW0AAVyBU.jpg)

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