“Shimere Love-Shanklin: From Struggle to Strength” Finding employment and opening doors that seem permanently closed is a barrier that people with felony records continually face. Shamere Love-Shanklin knows this reality all too well. In this episode, Love-Shanklin shares her reentry journey—navigating the challenges, embracing the triumphs, and reclaiming her identity after years of incarceration—and how her criminal justice reform advocacy work transforms the system designed to hold people like her back.Produced by Aaliyah McFadden and Isabella Salinas  for Reparations Media NFP <a href='http://donate.stripe.com/4gw2980yG7Ez9bO3cf'>Donate to Reparations Media & Change Agents Production Lab</a> Follow us online: <a href='http://reparationsmedia.org/'>Reparationsmedia.org</a> <a href='http://changeagentsthepodcast.com/'>changeagentsthepodcast.com</a> <a href='mailto:changeagents@reparationsmedia.org'>changeagents@reparationsmedia.org</a>Keywords: Illinois, Incarceration, systems impacted, justice reform, Chicago, Rockford, Activism, housing rights, employment discrimination, felony disenfranchisement, family separation, restorative justice, recovery, domestic

“Shimere Love-Shanklin: From Struggle to Strength” Finding employment and opening doors that seem permanently closed is a barrier that people with felony records continually face. Shamere Love-Shanklin knows this reality all too well. In this episode, Love-Shanklin shares her reentry journey—navigating the challenges, embracing the triumphs, and reclaiming her identity after years of incarceration—and how her criminal justice reform advocacy work transforms the system designed to hold people like her back. Produced by Aaliyah McFadden and Isabella Salinas for Reparations Media NFP Donate to Reparations Media & Change Agents Production Lab Follow us online: Reparationsmedia.org changeagentsthepodcast.com changeagents@reparationsmedia.org Keywords: Illinois, Incarceration, systems impacted, justice reform, Chicago, Rockford, Activism, housing rights, employment discrimination, felony disenfranchisement, family separation, restorative justice, recovery, domestic

“Shimere Love-Shanklin: From Struggle to Strength” Finding employment and opening doors that seem permanently closed is a barrier that people with felony records continually face. Shamere Love-Shanklin knows this reality all too well. In this episode, Love-Shanklin shares her reentry journey—navigating the challenges, embracing the triumphs, and reclaiming her identity after years of incarceration—and how her criminal justice reform advocacy work transforms the system designed to hold people like her back.Produced by Aaliyah McFadden and Isabella Salinas&nbsp; for Reparations Media NFP&nbsp;<a href="http://donate.stripe.com/4gw2980yG7Ez9bO3cf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donate to Reparations Media &amp; Change Agents Production Lab</a>&nbsp;Follow us online: <a href="http://reparationsmedia.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reparationsmedia.org</a> <a href="http://changeagentsthepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">changeagentsthepodcast.com</a> <a href="mailto:changeagents@reparationsmedia.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">changeagents@reparationsmedia.org</a>Keywords: Illinois, Incarceration, systems impacted, justice reform, Chicago, Rockford, Activism, housing rights, employment discrimination, felony disenfranchisement, family separation, restorative justice, recovery, domestic&nbsp;

Shimere Love-Shanklin: From Struggle to Strength

Reparations Media &amp; Juneteenth Productions Are YOU a “Change Agent”? Organizer. Activist. Educator. Policy maker. Block club leader. Nonprofit founder. Religious leader. Business owner. Voter. Neighbor.&nbsp; Change Agents is a documentary series revealing the power of community-driven activism told by those in the fight. These are the stories you aren’t hearing — told by and for communities of color and other marginalized communities that have long been overlooked, misrepresented and maligned. Headquartered in Chicago and produced across the Midwest, we highlight authentic, actionable, grassroots solutions to society’s most pressing problems — including reentry after incarceration, homeownership disparities, anti-Blackness, the mental health crisis, and more. Produced by a team made up of BIPOC, female, queer and disabled journalists, for Reparations Media, with support from Juneteenth Productions.&nbsp; Executive Producers: Judith McCray and Maurice Bisaillon. Senior Producer: Mary Hall. Operations &amp; Digital Manager: Nicole Nir. Head of Development: Alina Panek. Sound Design: Erisa Apantaku &amp; Will Jarvis.&nbsp; Follow us wherever you get podcasts, or at <a href="http://changeagentsthepodcast.com">changeagentsthepodcast.com</a>. Subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://bit.ly/change_agents_newsletter">bit.ly/change_agents_newsletter</a>.

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Reparations Media & Juneteenth Productions Are YOU a “Change Agent”? Organizer. Activist. Educator. Policy maker. Block club leader. Nonprofit founder. Religious leader. Business owner. Voter. Neighbor.  Change Agents is a documentary series revealing the power of community-driven activism told by those in the fight. These are the stories you aren’t hearing — told by and for communities of color and other marginalized communities that have long been overlooked, misrepresented and maligned. Headquartered in Chicago and produced across the Midwest, we highlight authentic, actionable, grassroots solutions to society’s most pressing problems — including reentry after incarceration, homeownership disparities, anti-Blackness, the mental health crisis, and more. Produced by a team made up of BIPOC, female, queer and disabled journalists, for Reparations Media, with support from Juneteenth Productions.  Executive Producers: Judith McCray and Maurice Bisaillon. Senior Producer: Mary Hall. Operations & Digital Manager: Nicole Nir. Head of Development: Alina Panek. Sound Design: Erisa Apantaku & Will Jarvis.  Follow us wherever you get podcasts, or at changeagentsthepodcast.com. Subscribe to our newsletter at bit.ly/change_agents_newsletter.

Reparations Media &amp; Juneteenth Productions Are YOU a “Change Agent”? Organizer. Activist. Educator. Policy maker. Block club leader. Nonprofit founder. Religious leader. Business owner. Voter. Neighbor.&nbsp; Change Agents is a documentary series revealing the power of community-driven activism told by those in the fight. These are the stories you aren’t hearing — told by and for communities of color and other marginalized communities that have long been overlooked, misrepresented and maligned. Headquartered in Chicago and produced across the Midwest, we highlight authentic, actionable, grassroots solutions to society’s most pressing problems — including reentry after incarceration, homeownership disparities, anti-Blackness, the mental health crisis, and more. Produced by a team made up of BIPOC, female, queer and disabled journalists, for Reparations Media, with support from Juneteenth Productions.&nbsp; Executive Producers: Judith McCray and Maurice Bisaillon. Senior Producer: Mary Hall. Operations &amp; Digital Manager: Nicole Nir. Head of Development: Alina Panek. Sound Design: Erisa Apantaku &amp; Will Jarvis.&nbsp; Follow us wherever you get podcasts, or at <a href="http://changeagentsthepodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">changeagentsthepodcast.com</a>. Subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://bit.ly/change_agents_newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer">bit.ly/change_agents_newsletter</a>.

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