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- Artists
- Fairey, Shepard
 - Edition Details
| Year: | 2017 | | Class: | Original Art | | Status: | Official | | Technique: | Original Mixed Media | | Size: | 19.5 X 21.625 | | Markings: | Signed |
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Handcut Rubylith Illustration"Bias by Numbers addresses racial bias in policing, criminal justice, and media culture. Racial bias in policing and criminal justice has a long history, but studies have revealed evidence of just how pervasive and consistent the bias against black citizens really is. From being five times more likely to stopped and searched, to being four times more likely to be subjected to unnecessary use of force, to being four times more likely to be killed by the police when unarmed, blacks face a severe degree of police bias in relation to whites. The statistics revealing racial bias in prosecution and sentencing are compelling as well. Though recreational drug use is equally common in both predominantly black communities and predominantly white communities, convictions for drug possession are almost six times higher for blacks. Blacks frequently receive longer prison sentences than whites contributing to African Americans being incarcerated at more than 5 times the rate of whites." -Shepard Fairey
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