Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom

Jerry Mitchell was an investigative reporter in Jackson, Mississippi for 3 decades. His stories led to the arrest and conviction of the murderers of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, and those responsible for the Birmingham, Alabama Church bombing in 1963 decades after they committed their crimes. He has since received a MacArthur Genius Grant and founded the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting.
Jason talks to Jerry about how he came to be an investigative reporter and the state of race relations in American in 2021.

https://www.mississippicir.org/
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Race-Against-Time/Jerry-Mitchell/9781451645149
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_Baptist_Church_bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colored_Orphan_Asylum

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At age 14, Ian Manuel was sentenced to life in prison where he served 26 years, 18 of which were in solitary confinement. The friendship Ian now shares with the woman he shot as a young teenager is a heart-wrenching story of the power of forgiveness and redemption.
Ian's autobiography, My Time Will Come was released on May 4, 2021.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610493/my-time-will-come-by-ian-manuel/
https://eji.org/

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One look at the usual dysfunction of our criminal legal system drew the attention and weight of this driven financier and philanthropist to engage and strategize for the biggest return on investment.

https://www.galaxygives.com/

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When a community bail fund proved to just stem the bleeding in a system of inequity, Scott Hechinger saw the necessity for a more coordinated information campaign to combat the state’s ownership of that space.

https://brooklynbailfund.org/
https://zealo.us/
https://twitter.com/ScottHech

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Kim Foxx has a backstory similar to those commonly lost to the churn of our criminal legal system in a town infamous for unequal justice. As Cook County State's Attorney, she seeks to both right the wrongs of the past, as well as focus on violent crime for a safer and more equitable present and future in Chicago.

https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/

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The nexus of veteran unemployment and African poaching struck a USMC veteran with an idea to help solve both problems among others.

https://vetpaw.org/
https://riseforrhinos.funraise.org/

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The Instagram account @soyouwanttotalkabout has amassed 2.5 million followers in just over a year while tackling nuanced issues through well designed and highly informative graphic slideshows. There has been some speculation about the identity behind the social media phenomenon...until now.

https://www.instagram.com/soyouwanttotalkabout/?hl=en

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Not only is Tony Goldwyn emotive on screen, but he also shows a lot of heart as an active philanthropist with organizations, spanning health, criminal justice, disaster relief, and the arts.

https://innocenceproject.org/
https://www.americares.org/
https://standuptocancer.org/
https://2st.com/
https://mptf.com/

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As the 72nd governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe championed civil rights and equal justice for all, reinstating the voting rights of 173,000 former felons despite rabid opposition. After his 1st term, he continued to support that agenda and fully intends to pass even more righteous reforms when he's elected to a 2nd term.

https://terrymcauliffe.com/

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In the early days of the internet, Seth Godin invented part of how email marketing works, but this was just one chapter in an overarching story about the sharing of ideas.

https://akimbo.com/
https://www.akimbo.link/

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