Onward Blog

JLUSA leader Dant’e Cottingham and President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins speak about second-chance hiring

By JLUSA

July 6, 2023

JLUSA leader Dant’e Cottingham and President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins speak about second-chance hiring

JLUSA leader Tim Lanier helps conduct a reentry simulation in Alabama

By JLUSA

July 3, 2023

Tim Lanier [Leading With Conviction™ 2022 graduate] helps lead a reentry simulation in Birmingham, Alabama.

JLUSA leader Maggie Luna on “being cooked alive” in Texas prisons

By JLUSA

June 30, 2023

Maggie Luna [Leading With Conviction™ 2021 graduate] speaks with KXAN about horrifying conditions inside non-air conditioned Texas prisons.

JLUSA leader Rep. Keturah Herron on how state legislatures can address the school-to-prison pipeline

By JLUSA

Kentucky State Rep. Keturah Herron [Leading With Conviction™ 2019 graduate] joins Rattling the Bars to discuss the school-to-prison pipeline.

JLUSA leaders’ work guides inaugural Holistic Safety Action Alliance

By JLUSA

June 29, 2023

Chicago Beyond has announced the inaugural Holistic Safety Action Alliance (HSAA), a first-of-its-kind, multi-state coalition.

It’s “Abolition Week” at Scalawag Magazine!

By JLUSA

June 19, 2023

This is Scalawag Magazine’s fourth annual “Abolition Week,” June 19-23. Learn more.

A Father’s Motivation

By Ronald Simpson-Bey

June 16, 2023

Since 2001, every Father’s Day has been a bittersweet moment for me.

JLUSA leader Tarra Simmons first among five formerly incarcerated elected to state legislatures since 2021

By JLUSA

Since 2021, a string of people have been elected to state legislatures who openly discuss their histories with the criminal justice system.

“Slutty Vegan” founder credits her formerly incarcerated father for her entrepreneurial hustle

By JLUSA

June 13, 2023

Aisha “Pinky” Cole, owner and operator of the Slutty Vegan restaurant chain, was profiled recently in The New Yorker.

Hear directly from Larry Miller at JLUSA’s Ninth Annual Benefit Gala

By JLUSA

June 4, 2023

In this interview, Nike executive Larry Miller shares why employers should give the formerly incarcerated a second chance.

JLUSA leader Ashley Goldon says: “Don’t forget those who can’t get a clean slate”

By JLUSA

June 3, 2023

2020 Leading with Conviction™ graduate and 2023 Leading with Conviction™ Award recipient Ashley Goldon writes about her experience with “Clean Slate.”

Use the “Copeland Test” to determine if a movie or TV show is antiracist

By JLUSA

Dr. Philippe Copeland has developed what he calls the “Copeland test” for determining if a movie or TV show is antiracist.