EJI challenges poverty and racial injustice, advocates for fair and equal treatment in the criminal justice system, and creates hope for marginalized communities.
"Everybody imagines that in the 1960s they would have been marching with Dr. King. And the truth of it is, I don't think you can claim that if today you are watching these systems be created that are incarcerating millions...and you're doing nothing."
@theroot interviews Bryan Stevenson and the cast of the upcoming film 'Just Mercy' at this year's Urbanworld film festival. Watch now to learn about the hard truths of the film and our mass incarceration system.
Equal Justice Initiative
"Everybody imagines that in the 1960s they would have been marching with Dr. King. And the truth of it is, I don't think you can claim that if today you are watching these systems be created that are incarcerating millions...and you're doing nothing."
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Equal Justice Initiative
@theroot interviews Bryan Stevenson and the cast of the upcoming film 'Just Mercy' at this year's Urbanworld film festival. Watch now to learn about the hard truths of the film and our mass incarceration system.
5 years ago | [YT] | 10
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