Onward Blog

DeAnna Hoskins interview on Rattling the Bars

By JLUSA

May 22, 2023

JLUSA President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins sat down recently with Mansa Musa, host of Rattling the Bars on The Real News Network.

JLUSA leader Jamira Burley on the role of technology in authentic activism

By JLUSA

May 19, 2023

Leading with Conviction™ 2015 graduate Jamira Burley spoke on a panel at the 2022 One Young World Summit.

Prison to Promise podcast amplifies the voices of formerly incarcerated individuals

By JLUSA

May 18, 2023

Craig Waleed is on a mission to show others that successful reentry to society is possible through his weekly podcast, Prison to Promise.

“The Truth About Crime” Airs This Week on Scripps News

By JLUSA

May 17, 2023

JLUSA President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins and Leading with Conviction 2019 graduate Eric Weaver interviewed for Scripps News

JustUS Coordinating Council called “spearhead for the criminal justice reform movement”

By JLUSA

May 11, 2023

Chris Stevens, founder of A More Just America, writes [The JCC is] “working to create … a defined spearhead for the criminal justice reform movement.”

His Name Is George Floyd book wins Pulitzer Prize — read an excerpt

By JLUSA

May 10, 2023

The book written by two Washington Post reporters won a Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. Read a free excerpt.

DeAnna Hoskins on the FDA’s proposed federal criminal ban on menthol products

By DeAnna Hoskins

May 9, 2023

Menthol and flavored tobacco are the tobacco products predominantly preferred by people of color, with over 80 percent of Black smokers using menthol.

JLUSA leaders and alumni join the JustUS Coordinating Council launch in Washington, D.C.

By JLUSA

2023 Leading with Conviction cohort members joined JLUSA alumni for the JCC launch weekend and forum two of this year's program.

John Legend is one of 113 million American adults who has had a family member incarcerated

By JLUSA

May 6, 2023

John Legend speaks with NPR about the new documentary short film HOME/FREE on the challenges to finding work after a period of incarceration.

DeAnna Hoskins interviewed on Roland Martin Unfiltered

By JLUSA

May 3, 2023

On April 28, JLUSA President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins appeared on Roland Martin Unfiltered to speak about the launch of the JustUS Coordinating Council.

Formerly Incarcerated Leaders Are No Longer Demanding a Seat at the Table, We Are Building Our Own

By DeAnna Hoskins and Xavier McElrath-Bey

April 29, 2023

The JustUS Coordinating Council is officially being launched today, during “Second Chance Month,” with two historic gatherings in Washington, D.C.

Missouri becomes first state to join Reentry 2030

By JLUSA

April 26, 2023

Missouri has become the first state to join Reentry 2030, a national effort focused on improving people’s chances of success upon reentry to society.