And again, black people 12 times more likely to get falsely convicted of a drug crime,

five times more likely to go to prison for drug possession. We mentioned all the disparities

and a restaurant, but then what happens after that, it's very clear to me that this is a systemic problem.

Green light pod, I'm your host Chris Long, and I have a really informative show for you today.

I apologize that is late Monday, but we had a really good pod last Friday with Michael Bennett

and Devin McCordy, we figured we'd let it breathe. And also quite frankly, I was a little bit behind

this weekend. It's never easy to strike the right tone, to find the right guest, to, to, you know,

kind of achieve that balance of, hey, this is a sports podcast. We're talking about sports,

but also every sports issue right now is kind of dealing with this awakening going on in our country,

which is long overdue. And hopefully it will last. And hopefully it's not a couple day thing.

While we're in it, I'm going to be as informative as I possibly can. I'm going to bring guests on

that, that lend perspective to my majority white listenership. I appreciate y'all. I know you guys

are interested in these causes. I also know that right now, at a time like this, even if you want to

do the right thing, say the right thing, it can be complicated. After you've done the A1 prerequisite,

and that's acknowledged that there's a problem, then getting, you know, past that and saying,

what are the solutions? Well, for a lot of regular people, it's just having these conversations and

holding peers accountable. And a lot of these conversations that are happening are tough.

They're revealing people you know. They're also dealing with a lot of people who want to throw

disingenuous stats at you, talk you in circles, having information, arming yourself with information,

reading, researching on your own. That can be really valuable. And that's where I think, you know,

having this platform, lending it to somebody who can do that is great. And that's why I have Jess

Brand coming on today. She's a former public defender. She started the Ren Collective. That's a

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