American - Educator | October 30, 1966 -
If we stay focused on data and the real issues, we can tailor our inventions to enhance public health and safety while decreasing the likelihood of racial discrimination.
Carl Hart
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It is always a good time when I visit the 'Melissa Harris Perry Show' on MSNBC.
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I am a drug expert and the father of 3 black males.
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As a parent, a scientist, and educator, what I know is that it's always better to provide the education that will help keep my children - all people - safe, even if I don't want them to engage in the behavior.
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It's not a crime to make a mistake; in fact, it's human. I certainly have made mistakes.
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You don't have money, you can't do science. But that's part of the price that I pay.
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I'm the only tenured black faculty in the sciences at Columbia, in the middle of Harlem.
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Most of the stuff that parades as drug education in this country is just rubbish with no foundation in evidence.
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Drug reformers need to be hyper-vigilant. I understand that when you've been oppressed so long, so thirsty for truth, that when someone comes along and gives you a sip of water, you think that they're the savior. But in that water there may be cyanide.
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Drug reformers get seduced by politicians who co-opt our language but who make no meaningful change. And when we don't hold politicians accountable, we contribute to harm.
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In the mainstream, I'm suspect because I'm black. I have dreadlocks, I have a goatee. I mean, I'm just suspect. In my classroom and at Columbia, I'm not as suspect because it's clear I know what I'm doing, but I am still suspect.
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If we were going to look at how pharmalogical drugs influence crime, we should probably look at alcohol.
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