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This week, Lawrence speaks with Mr. August "Gerttown" Williams, who was unjustly imprisoned in 1968. We speak about his case, his time, and his work with Bar None on the road to exoneration. BAR NONE by DeSign encourages those impacted by incarceration to eliminate recidivism, dismantle the prison industrial complex and work together to design a just, ethical, and equitable criminal lega...

This week, Lawrence speaks with April Winder with the Southern Poverty Law Center as we go into depth with what SPLC does and how it's working in the community here in New Orleans. For more info about the Southern Poverty Law Center, visit their website https://www.splcenter.org/

***CONTENT WARNING*** This episode contains discussions of domestic violence, sexual assault, and self-harm. This week, Lawrence and Tia speak with Josie Ashton, a domestic violence activist as we talk with her about her experience with domestic violence in the criminal justice system, the work that she's done with the Bride's March, and her healing journey. Josie Ashton is a victim advoca...

Greetings from the CRJ! On this episode, we introduce you to our hosts, Tia Suggs(Project Coordinator) and Lawrence Weber Jr(Project Assistant) of the Center for Racial Justice as they embark on the first of hopefully many more episodes! This week we are speaking with journalist and author Bankole Thompson as we speak about current events, the upcoming election and his new book, Fiery Conscience ....