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Anti-Black Racism in the Canadian Criminal “in-Justice” System Reaches Epidemic Proportions - Feb 17

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Did you Know - That there has been a 52% increase in the incarcera-tion of People of Afrikan Descent in Canada’s Federal prisons?

That the imprisonment of People of Afrikan Descent jumped by 9.12% in 2010-2011?

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80% of teens in the Canadian prison system are of Afrikan descent?

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