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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.
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Brandon Smith lost his Altadena home in the recent California wildfires — here’s what he had to say about what happened

By JLUSA

January 30, 2025

Brandon Smith (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) is a California resident and the co-founder of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program.

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Tamara Springs on how JustLeadershipUSA helped her find her voice and empowered her leadership

By JLUSA

January 29, 2025

Tamara Springs (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) says, “[LwC] guided me in finding my voice, which has been incredibly empowering.”
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Tony McCright on challenges and solutions for providing housing for formerly incarcerated people in small cities

By JLUSA

January 27, 2025

“Finding stable housing is one of the most significant challenges for people reentering their communities after incarceration.”
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Kemba Smith receives last-minute pardon from President Biden

By JLUSA

January 24, 2025

On his final full day in office, President Biden announced that he leveraged his clemency power to pardon Kemba Smith (Leading with Conviction™ 2019).
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JustLeadershipUSA Releases 2025-2029 Roadmap for the Trump Administration and New Congress on Key Solutions for the Criminal Legal System

By JLUSA

January 22, 2025

JustLeadershipUSA is proud to announce the release of its 2025-2029 Roadmap, a guide for the Trump administration and new Congress.

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