Award-Winning Female Tech Guru and Former Homeless Ex-Offender Partner to Create a Successful Tech Busines
An African American man who was in and out of prison, homeless in Michigan and addicted to crack for decades, is now the Chief Operating...
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From the Trap to Wall Street: Leon Howard is Using the Knowledge he Gained Behind Bars to Help Others Attain Financial Freedom
Former felon Leon Howard spent his time in prison learning the stock market and is now using his knowledge to teach others financial freedom....
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Donates $10 Million to Meek Mill and Jay-Z’s Reform Alliance
REFORM will use Jack Dorsey's $10 million donation to purchase and deliver 10 million masks and PPE to every prison and jail in America....
Bill Cosby’s Early Release Request Denied By Governor
The request for an early prison release for Bill Cosby has ended after Pennsylvania's governor denied the request...
Henry Byous Becomes Successful Entrepreneur After Being Released From Prison
After being incarcerated for selling marijuana, Henry Byous is assisting others in starting small businesses in New Orleans....
This Alabama Man is Serving a Life Sentence for Stealing $9 in 1982
Willie Simmons was convicted of first-degree robbery and sentenced to life without parole back in 1981 for stealing $9 under Alabama’s habitual offender law....
How Jamila T. Davis Created a Platform To Elevate Incarcerated Women
Ex-felon Jamila T. Davis founded the publishing company Voices International Publications to give a voice to incarcerated women. Here is her exclusive interview with Black...
Meet the Black Woman Behind the Video That Led to the Trump Clemency of Alice Johnson
Topeka Sam, a prison reform activist, facilitated the viral Mic video that moved Kim Kardashian to take a meeting with President Donald Trump to free Alice...
After a 14-Year Bid in San Quentin, He Is Now Coding Apps for Mark Zuckerberg’s Foundation
"Some people believe that once someone is in prison, they are just gone, they are no longer a citizen. Yes, we are," declares Aly Tamboura....
What Special Education Has to Do with the School-to-Prison Pipeline
A week ago or so I wrote about how racism affects our society's most vulnerable students: black and brown children who have special needs. Even...