
OBEY - Bias By Numbers Men's Tee, Black
This tee is based on a Shepard Fairey piece from 2017 (more on this below). Proceeds will be split between Black Lives Matter and Know Your Rights Camp Covid-19 Fund. Part of the OBEY Awareness campaign. BIAS BY NUMBERS ADDRESSES RACIAL BIAS IN POLICING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND MEDIA CULTURE. RACIAL BIAS IN POLICING AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE HAS A LONG HISTORY, INCLUDING STATS LIKE – BLACK PEOPLE BEING FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE STOPPED AND SEARCHED THAN WHITE PEOPLE, AND FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE SUBJECTED TO UNNECESSARY USE OF FORCE, OR FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY THE POLICE WHEN UNARMED. 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 I