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This meme features a cartoon character (Baby Yoda) sitting in a classroom, wearing a graduation cap and holding a cup of coffee. The text above the character reads: "1986: Biden wrote and sponsored the following federal minimum prison sentences: -5 grams of crack cocaine = 5 years in prison -500 grams of powder cocaine = 5 years in prison (same drug with different kinds of people using it)". The meme is a commentary on the racial disparities in the US prison system, highlighting the harsher sentences for black people compared to white people for the same crimes.

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2023-05-10T21:03:37+00:00

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