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Jul 251 min read

Racial disparities in juvenile systems

Season two episode three of the Just-Us YOUth Talk Show aired on Sunday, March 10, 2024. In this episode, we were delighted to be joined...

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Miles Oates, NxGen Media Intern

Jul 252 min read

Experience turned influential

Season two episode two of the Just-Us YOUth Talk Show was aired on Sunday, February 25, 2024. On this episode, we were joined by special...

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Miles Oates, NxGen Media Intern

Jul 181 min read

Education Equality

Season 2 episode 6 of the Just-Us YOUth Talk Show aired on Saturday, April 28, 2024. This episode featured special guest Hailly Korman, a...

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The Importance of a Mitigation Specialist

Erica Malena Content Blogger/Adler U SJP Practicum Student

Mar 23, 20233 min read

The Importance of a Mitigation Specialist

Season 6 episode 4's special guest was mitigation specialist Ronda Swenson. Ms. Swenson is currently working on Death Penalty Cases,...

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A Woman and Her Fight for Self Actualization

Erica Malena Content Blogger/Adler U SJP Practicum Student

Mar 2, 20233 min read

A Woman and Her Fight for Self Actualization

Season 6 has been so impactful. Episode 3 continues in that vein with another dynamic guest Sandra Brown. Ms. Brown is a Senior...

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Erica Malena Content Blogger/Adler U SJP Practicum Student

Feb 21, 20233 min read

Survived & Punished

Season 6, Episode 2, aired on Saturday, February 11, 2023, with special guest Neda Said, from Survived and Punished. Neda Said is an...

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Raqueal Pullums: Reentry Programs With Communal Inclusion

Erica Malena Content Blogger/Adler U SJP Practicum Student

Feb 9, 20232 min read

Raqueal Pullums: Reentry Programs With Communal Inclusion

Season 6 of The Justice Beat Talk Show premiered this past Saturday, February 4, with special guest Raqueal Pullums, the program manager...

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Chicago Southside Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL) and Appleseed Take A Stand Against Money

Thandolwethu Gulwa, Content Blogger/Nx Gen Media Intern

Mar 7, 20224 min read

Chicago Southside Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL) and Appleseed Take A Stand Against Money

The basis of season 5 episode 5: "The Pre-Trial Fairness Act," is a legal document that host, Elaine Sutton, describes as 'a very...

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Tyrone Walker, Director of Reentry at Georgetown University Pivot and Prison Scholars Program

Thandolwethu Gulwa, Content Blogger/Nx Gen Media Intern

Mar 1, 20225 min read

Tyrone Walker, Director of Reentry at Georgetown University Pivot and Prison Scholars Program

Pivot and Prison Scholars Program with Tyrone Walker

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Dr. Elena Quintana explores socially just solutions to public safety issues.

Thandolwethu Gulwa, Content Blogger/Nx Gen Media Intern

Feb 8, 20223 min read

Dr. Elena Quintana explores socially just solutions to public safety issues.

Justice Beat Talk Show discusses Social Justice with Dr. Elena Quintana. Dr. Quintana creates programs, researches, and promotes events...

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Reflecting on #DisabilityAwarenessMonth Focusing on Prisons

Thandolwethu Gulwa, Content Blogger/Nx Gen Media Intern

Dec 3, 20215 min read

Reflecting on #DisabilityAwarenessMonth Focusing on Prisons

Fall/Winter Edition: Issue 6 A transformative discussion about Disability in Prisons ensued with special guests: Heather McKimmie,...

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Dominique Morgan: An Agent of Transgender Awareness

Thandolwethu Gulwa, Content Blogger/Nx Gen Media Intern

Nov 18, 20213 min read

Dominique Morgan: An Agent of Transgender Awareness

Dominique Morgan, the executive producer of Black and Pink, unpacks the prison experiences of the LGBTQ community. Morgan is award-winning.

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Teen Girl Chose Death Over Rapist Dad: Justice for Mikaela Haynes

Thandolwethu Gulwa, Content Blogger/Nx Gen Media Intern

Oct 30, 202114 min read

Teen Girl Chose Death Over Rapist Dad: Justice for Mikaela Haynes

Note: We juxtapose injustices, within the context of jails and prisons, in the United States and on the continent of Africa; specifically...

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Zero Justice Served: Highest US Court Executes Ernest Johnson

Thandolwethu Gulwa, Content Blogger/Nx Gen Media Intern

Oct 29, 202113 min read

Zero Justice Served: Highest US Court Executes Ernest Johnson

Note: We juxtapose injustices, within the context of jails and prisons, in the United States and on the continent of Africa; specifically...

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Transforming Justice Through Professor Xhercis Méndez’s Justice Beat

Thandolwethu Gulwa, Content Blogger/Nx Gen Media Intern

Oct 29, 20218 min read

Transforming Justice Through Professor Xhercis Méndez’s Justice Beat

Note: We juxtapose injustices, within the context of jails and prisons, in the United States and on the continent of Africa; specifically...

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Thandolwethu Gulwa, Content Blogger/Nx Gen Media Intern

Oct 14, 20219 min read

Inaugurating Issue of the Djembe Beat!

Note: We juxtapose injustices, within the context of jails and prisons, in the United States and on the continent of Africa; specifically...

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Meet Summer Cohort 5: Pre-production Planning Team

Danielle Logan, WIOA Intern, Webmaster Team

Jul 20, 20214 min read

Meet Summer Cohort 5: Pre-production Planning Team

Welcome Justice Beat Supporters!!! Here you will meet our Season 4 Summer Cohort 5 Pre-production team. We can't deny these past couple...

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The Growing Trend of Prosecuting Protestors: A Look at Arizona

Alyssa Upchurch, Adler University/NxGen Media Intern (Show Blogger The Justice Beat Talk Show)

May 20, 20213 min read

The Growing Trend of Prosecuting Protestors: A Look at Arizona

A conversation with Judge William Murphy, Steve Benedetto, & Heather Hamel Robles. This month, Steve Benedetto and Heather Hamel Robles...

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Cannabis Reform: Fighting Criminal Injustice

Alyssa Upchurch, Adler University/NxGen Media Intern (Show Blogger The Justice Beat Talk Show)

May 20, 20212 min read

Cannabis Reform: Fighting Criminal Injustice

A conversation with Mikelina Belaineh. Mikelina's career has been spent exploring how to facilitate community regeneration and...

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Since I Been Down (an upcoming documentary film)

Alyssa Upchurch, Adler University/NxGen Media Intern (Show Blogger The Justice Beat Talk Show)

May 20, 20212 min read

Since I Been Down (an upcoming documentary film)

A conversation with award-winning filmmaker, Gilda Sheppard. Gilda Louise Sheppard was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She is an...

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