These special episodes of the JustUs Speaks Podcast are taken from a livestream event that was recorded in February in honor of Black History Month with leaders who are making history now through their work to dismantle the legacy of Jim Crow.
JustLeadershipUSA President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins hosts a conversation with guests — Jay Jordan, CEO of Alliance for Safety and Justice and co-founder and National Director of #TimeDone; Kesha Hamilton, co-founder and co-chair of Racing 4 Equity; and Kyle D. Bacon, criminal legal reform activist and JustUS Coordinating Council steering committee member — on how they’re making history now as directly impacted leaders working to dismantle racist and oppressive systems.
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