Jamaal "BIG Paypa" Williams, CEO of Federal Nightmarez podcast, leverages his personal journey from federal prison to advocate for mental health awareness. His podcast offers support and resources, aiming to break the stigma and inspire open discussions about mental well-being.
Addressing the critical need for fair housing policies for formerly incarcerated individuals, with high homelessness rates and barriers to stable housing. Advocates like Shawanna Vaughn, Antoniese Gant, and Ucedrah Osby emphasize the need for change and support for housing equality.
Kiyomi Kowalski, VP of Partnerships at advocacy nonprofit Project Shema, is dedicated to combating antisemitism through vital discussions. She explains how education on unconscious bias can jumpstart healing conversations.
As a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategist for organizations from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits; April Powers, founder of @jewbianprincess explains how she handles intense discussions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.
On Giving Tuesday, human rights nonprofit Silent Cry Inc. has much to be thankful for this year. Help the organization continue programs that benefit local communities, provide healing from trauma, and offer aid to those reentering society after incarceration.
Nationally-renowned criminal justice advocate Daniel F. Jones, murdered in 2022, lives on through a new Michigan bill: The Daniel Jones Juveniles in Incarceration Education Act, which seeks to improve the well-being of youths imprisoned throughout the state.
Following the 2020 murder of Breonna Taylor and police shooting of Jacob Blake, Jr, their families are leading the movement for justice. Bianca Austin and Jacob Blake, Sr. are the founders of Families United, an organization supporting victims of police violence and misconduct.
Falsely convicted of murder at age 19, Tyra Patterson fought to clear her name throughout a 23-year prison sentence. Today, she’s an advocate for incarcerated people, in a leadership position at the Ohio Justice and Policy Center, the very organization that helped her gain back her freedom.
Damian Marley, Nabil and Berner work with EVIDENCE, a family-owned cannabis brand that grows weed out of a prison to help get people out of prison. Evidence donates $1 to the Last Prisoner Project, a social justice non profit dedicated to helping free inmates serving time for cannabis charges.
Using lessons from Arab Spring, many activists for Palestinian liberation are using social media as tools in their fight for justice. Thought leaders discuss the pros and cons of social media activism, and the suppression of Palestinian voices online.
Julia Jacobson, co-founder and CEO of sustainable cannabis brand Aster Farms, talks regenerative agriculture, social impact, and her journey from corporate to the canna farm.
Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Donyelle Woods and his family, aided by the nonprofit Silent Cry Inc., seek to end Michigan's history of wrongful convictions and oversentencing.
We need to establish a more harm-reductive criminal justice system by addressing socioeconomic issues rather than putting people in prison.
A diverse crowd of cannabis industry leaders gathered in the Hamptons for a private soiree with House of Puff, FlowerHire and Artet to benefit the Cannabis Impact Fund. Take a visual tour through the fun.
Strategic engagement of the arts as a transformative tool for social change can create more informed and culturally inclusive policies, Pastor Isaac Scott writes in this op-ed.
