Parenting Behind Bars: Maintaining Positive Relationships With Our Children

07.13.20

It has been assumed that once incarcerated, parenting stops. This panel highlights how parents manage to maintain positive relationships with their children...

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04.15.21
Minorities are at a Distinct Disadvantage in the Nation’s Third Largest Pretrial Population

There has been no shortage of discourse surrounding racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system. In fact, the need to address these inequities have emerged as a central tenet of most viable criminal justice reform efforts.
04.13.21
Supporting Teacher Leadership in Fragile Communities

Our hope is to spread an infectious zeal for education with every community in America because only education can cure society’s ills.
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Birth-to-Five Literacy: Community Outreach and Advocacy

Literacy is the foundation for improving the lives of our students. To best impact our community and ultimately influence economic consequences, we must consider literacy from a systemic perspective.
04.06.21
From Struggling Single Mom to Determined CEO Helping Women Break the Cycle of Poverty

Meet Rasheeda Shankle, a Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) graduate and Founder, President and CEO of Honorable Youth, Inc. (HYI) a nonprofit, that focuses on helping single-family households break the cycle of poverty to achieve intergenerational wealth and economic stability.
03.31.21
Dr. Howard Henderson Testifies Before the House Committee on the Judiciary on Controlled Substances: Federal Policies and Enforcement

“Federal drug policy continues to perpetuate systems of inequality and domination that, in many ways, mirror Jim Crow-like forms of control, ultimately violating basic human rights.” – Dr. Howard Henderson.