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Image for post titled Chazidy Bowman addresses the idea of pursuing “state of emergency” bills for the overcrowding of prisons

Chazidy Bowman addresses the idea of pursuing “state of emergency” bills for the overcrowding of prisons

By Chazidy Bowman

February 24, 2025

“In Ohio—and if you search your state law on overcrowding—the system has already thought five steps ahead of our advocacy.”
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Kevin Hart’s new adult animated series “Lil Kev” will feature formerly incarcerated Uncle Richard Jr. character

By JLUSA

February 21, 2025

BET+ has ordered its first ever adult animated series, ‘Lil Kev,’ based on the childhood of comedian Kevin Hart.
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Los Angeles Chargers NFL football team highlights Brandon Smith for Black History Month

By JLUSA

February 19, 2025

Brandon Smith (Leading with Conviction 2020) grew up in his grandparents’ home, which was destroyed in the Eaton fire in Altadena, California.
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Michelle West is finally free today!

By JLUSA

February 18, 2025

President Biden commuted West’s sentence, and she can finally reunite with her daughter outside of prison walls for the first time since 1993.
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Kemba film celebrated during Black History Month

By JLUSA

February 14, 2025

The HBCU First LOOK Film Festival celebrates the film Kemba, highly favorited during the festival, and its social impact.
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Savvy Shabazz on ending indentured servitude in Kentucky prisons

By JLUSA

February 12, 2025

“Part of reentry into our society is to make sure that we are prepared to take care of ourselves and our families. So pay us a livable wage.”
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Khalif Ali celebrates the National Negro Opera House in Pittsburgh for Black History Month

By JLUSA

February 10, 2025

Khalif Ali (Leading with Conviction 2020) currently serves as president of the National Opera House board in Pittsburgh, PA.
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“The Alabama Solution” documentary “should outrage the nation”

By JLUSA

February 7, 2025

“One of the most shocking, visceral depictions of our carceral state ever put to film.”
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Philip Cooper chosen by TIME Magazine as one of 25 Black leaders working to end the racial equity gap in 2025

By JLUSA

February 6, 2025

Philip Cooper (Leading with Conviction 2022) is founder of the Asheville, N.C.-based nonprofit Operation Gateway.
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Keturah Herron on becoming Kentucky’s first openly LGBTQ+ woman elected to the state Senate

By JLUSA

February 5, 2025

Keturah Herron (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) made history in 2024 as Kentucky’s first openly LGBTQ+ woman elected to the Senate.
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Mark Rice says “lives could be saved” if third-party review of Wisconsin prisons leads to improvements

By JLUSA

February 3, 2025

Mark Rice (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) hopes a third-party review of the Wisconsin prison system will lead to change.
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One of the top films coming out of Sundance Film Festival this year is Ricky, a movie about the challenges of reentry

By JLUSA

January 31, 2025

Within one year of release, 43% of formerly incarcerated people are rearrested. In Rashad Frett’s feature film debut “Ricky,” we watch that play out.