gotten push back for in saying that sha carri richardson is the victim of these very longstanding rules is people who say, rules are rules, she knew it and she is taking the punishment, why are you bringing up race, because race matters and how the rules are written in the first place. that s something we have to examine moving forward as we start to see more legalization efforts come to fruition. yeah. if you look at old films like reefer madness, which you have not seen it, look for it online. it is worth watching. there s a racial constant to the way that we warned young white kids about the impact of marijuana, of cocaine, about certain drugs that were associated with african-americans, with mexicans. there s a lot of that racial history under the surface that definitely still kind of needs to be reckoned with. everyone stick around. we have more to discuss on the other side of this break. coming up, nicolle hannah jones says no to unc chapel hill and yes to howard universi
or get you some black friends. jenny, i wonder if i could get you to respond to something else that nicolle nikole hannah-jones said today on tiffany cross s show about the value people like her bring to universities and news organizations. watch. diversity doesn t happen in newsroom because it feels good or it is politically correct. it matters because we are simply unable to cover our country with the truth and accuracy that this moment requires if the only people who have the levers of power in the institutions are the people who have always had the levers of power in these institutions. i m no one s diversity hire. i bring something. black girls bring something very specific to news rooms and that s why we deserve to be there. jenny? i love it, because she is so powerful, as you said. she is a foremost public intellectual and she is basically telling us, don t ever let them put you down.