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Oprah’s Book Club’s latest selection is a formerly incarcerated woman’s memoir

By JLUSA

March 6, 2024

Oprah’s Book Club has announced The Many Lives of Mama Love by formerly incarcerated author Lara Love Hardin as their 104th book selection.
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The “other” Kemba movie — “As We Speak” — is out this week on Paramount+

By JLUSA

February 28, 2024

A new documentary compellingly portrays the criminal justice system as inherently biased against especially young Black men.
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Ruby Welch featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Barber of Little Rock”

By JLUSA

February 27, 2024

Ruby Welch (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) is featured in the new Oscar-nominated documentary. Watch now!
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The Kemba movie is out now on BET+ streaming

By JLUSA

February 22, 2024

The wait is over! The Kemba movie is now streaming on BET+ as of today. Watch Kemba Smith (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) on the red carpet.
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The Kemba movie trailer is here—release date announced!

By JLUSA

February 2, 2024

The film, inspired by the work of real-life criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith (LwC 2019), is set to premiere on BET+ on Feb. 22!
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Watch the new hour-long “Fully Free” documentary

By JLUSA

January 26, 2024

Marlon Chamberlain (LwC 2019) is featured in the new hour-long documentary “Fully Free: Ending Permanent Punishment.”
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Kerry Washington on her latest project, the “Daughters” documentary about four girls with incarcerated fathers

By JLUSA

January 24, 2024

The movie centers on four girls in Washington, D.C., as they prepare for a Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers.
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“Modern Day Johnny Cash” country singer Jelly Roll to perform in Michigan jail

By JLUSA

December 4, 2023

Being called a “Modern Day Johnny Cash,” Jelly Roll is set to perform on December 5 for people incarcerated in the Genesee County Jail in Flint.
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Country music’s “New Artist of the Year” Jelly Roll is formerly incarcerated

By JLUSA

November 14, 2023

Last week the Country Music Association named Jelly Roll “New Artist of the Year.” He spoke with Billboard about being formerly incarcerated.
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Tickets available now for the “Kemba” movie at film festivals in November

By JLUSA

October 28, 2023

Tickets are now available to watch the MPI Original and BET Original feature film Kemba at top film festivals across the country in November.
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Hakim Crampton stars in “East Side Story,” streaming now free on Tubi

By JLUSA

September 30, 2023

JLUSA Senior Movement and Capacity Building Specialist Hakim Crampton stars in a new movie available to watch free now on Tubi.
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Formerly incarcerated artist Gary Tyler has his first solo gallery show

By JLUSA

August 19, 2023

On July 8, Detroit’s Library Street Collective opened We are the Willing, artist Gary Tyler’s first solo gallery show.
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How Only Murders in the Building Perpetuates Myths About “True Crime”

By JLUSA

August 12, 2023

Only Murders in the Building returned this week with the launch of season three, but Adedoyin Adeniji explains the pitfalls of the show.
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Watch JLUSA leader Kent Mendoza in “A Million Dollar Cage” documentary

By JLUSA

August 5, 2023

A new short film follows Kent Mendoza and youth he mentors, as they fight for the implementation of alternatives to youth incarceration in California.
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Rapper JT launches No Bars Reform initiative to help formerly incarcerated women

By JLUSA

July 31, 2023

Rapper JT of the City Girls is helping formerly incarcerated women access therapy, housing assistance, addiction treatment, and more.
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“Oppenheimer” star Robert Downey Jr. opens up about his time in prison

By JLUSA

July 22, 2023

Robert Downey Jr. is opening up about his year in prison — and why it was the “worst thing” that ever happened to him.

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