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Kyle Giddings on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 4, 2026

Kyle Giddings⁠ (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) says it was a conversation with another person while incarcerated that helped him realize his purpose.

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Yasmine Arrington Brooks accepts her award as a “Washingtonian of the Year” for 2025

By JLUSA

February 2, 2026

Yasmine Arrington Brooks (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) gave a moving acceptance speech as a call to action!

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Jamira Burley on why people are fleeing TikTok after U.S. takeover went into effect

By JLUSA

January 28, 2026

“Our communities are bigger than any one app.”

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Kyle Giddings celebrates Colorado’s decision not to increase prison beds

By JLUSA

January 26, 2026

“At a time when Colorado is facing cuts to higher education, healthcare, and essential services … expanding prisons cannot be the default response.”

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Pastor Troy F. Vaughn releases new book From Skid Row to CEO

By JLUSA

January 23, 2026

Pastor Troy F. Vaughn (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) launched his new book at a gala event in Inglewood, NC, January 16.

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Tamara Springs on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

January 21, 2026

She spent 16 months mostly in maximum security prison after being convicted for RICO charges in nation’s largest public school cheating scandal.

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Marlon Chamberlain celebrates Clean Slate victory in Illinois

By JLUSA

January 19, 2026

“It took me a minute to process it all, but this was a huge victory ...”

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JustLeadershipUSA Supports the Eliminating BIAS Act and Urgently Calls on Congress to Pass It

By JLUSA

January 16, 2026

The Eliminating BIAS Act is legislation that we feel strongly needs to be adopted urgently.

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JustLeadershipUSA Continues Its Support for the Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act

By JLUSA

January 15, 2026

This legislation is literally a matter of life or death for people who are incarcerated.

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What Cecilia Zavala told John Legend she most wants social justice funders to understand

By JLUSA

Cecilia Zavala (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) says, “This is a defining moment for philanthropy.”

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DeAnna Hoskins named one of the Cincinnati Enquirer’s “People to Watch” in 2026

By JLUSA

January 13, 2026

“Hoskins, a Cincinnati native who works from her home in East Price Hill, was the first formerly incarcerated person appointed a White House Fellow.”