Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Crack had a massive impact on the Black community in the 1980s. It would ...

I have wanted to create a podcast like “Being Black: The ’80s” for years. I envisioned a show that lived at the intersection of culture and politics, a show that could explore how music relates to ...

The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s was met with demonization, mass incarceration and dehumanization of Black crack addicts. The opioid epidemic of today is being met with empathy, understanding ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to author Donovan X. Ramsey about his new book, "When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era." It tells the story of the crack cocaine epidemic. One of ...

OPINION: De La Soul’s “My Brother’s a Basehead” takes us into the impact of crack on its users and their families. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the ...