Topic: Fx

2 chapters across the catalog

28: Black Don't Crack
2:33 - 7:28

28: Black Don't Crack

Crack Epidemic Origins, Snowfall TV Series Background

The discussion shifts to the crack cocaine epidemic, using the FX television series Snowfall as a narrative framework. Journalist Aaron Williams describes the transition from powder cocaine to the highly addictive rock form in Compton, California. The narrative explores how the drug's profitability led to increased gang violence and a militarized police response during the Reagan era.