Here, Patrisse lays out an argument that policymakers intentionally wrote and implemented war on drugs policies to control and repress Black people who had gained too much after the civil rights movement. This is part of her larger claim that policymakers have historically treated Black people like their lives do not matter. They painted Black people into a corner—taking away social services and then criminalizing them for trying to survive in a country that did not offer them any form of support. Patrisse also talks about Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005. The disaster caused unprecedented flooding and at least 1,800 deaths; many of the victims were poor Black people. Patrisse brings this up as an example of how anti-Black racism is baked into all layers of society, including the media.