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Senator Kamala Harris, Michael K. Williams, Tichina Arnold, John Forté, DA Larry Krasner, Shaun King and Many More Come Together to Push for Criminal Justice Reform on May 9th in Washington, DC at “Vote for Justice”
Event will launch innovative campaign to inspire people to vote for justice at the polls.
WASHINGTON, DC (May 7, 2018) – The Justice Roundtable , a Washington-based coalition of over 100 justice organizations and advocates advancing federal criminal justice policy reforms, announces the launch of a six-month social media impact campaign, Vote for Justice.
The campaign will kick off with a May 9th event, Vote for Justice: An Evening of Empowerment with Artists and Activists at Washington DC’s Newseum. The event will take audience members through a historic exploration of the different sectors where the criminal punishment system wreaks havoc; identify the generational, human and equity costs of mass incarceration; and offer solutions to reform our criminal justice system.
The event will be hosted by Tichina Arnold and Michael Eric Dyson .
Readings and testimonials will be performed by Senator Kamala Harris, Michael K. Williams, Congressman Cedric Richmond, Congressman Lacy Clay, State Attorney Kim Foxx, District Attorney Larry Krasner, Open Society Foundations President Patrick Gaspard, Mic Video Columnist Brittany Packnett, Shaun King, Desmond Meade, 11-year-old Naomi Wadler, Carmen Perez, Kemba Smith, Jamira Burley, Jessica Perez, Judith Browne Dianis, former NFL player Donté Stallworth, Charlene Carruthers, Udi Ofer and more. The evening will feature performances by Grammy-nominated artist John Forté, Goapele, Raheem Devaughn and Wes Felton, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Ayanna Gregory and Ka'Ba Akintunde .
There will be an open-press red carpet. In partnership with Mic, the full program will be live-streamed , and Mic will spotlight featured participants in opinion columns following the event, bringing the topics of the night to life in video.
The Vote for Justice campaign will bring art and culture together with education and civic engagement, encouraging the public to imagine what justice looks like in the months leading up to the midterm elections. At the same time, Vote for Justice will normalize progressive narratives on criminal justice system transformation by making the concept of justice personal and proximate to voters and potential voters.
The Vote for Justice campaign will highlight the overarching political, economic and human costs of our country’s criminal punishment system,” says Justice Roundtable Convener Nkechi Taifa . “The campaign will challenge celebrity, athlete and policy influencers to inspire and mobilize their fan bases to ‘vote for justice’ at the polls. We hope to lift up the work of advocates on the ground, who push back on a daily basis against policies and practices that have allowed mass incarceration to flourish.”
Following the Vote for Justice event, The Justice Roundtable will lead a public call to action for justice reform, titled #JusticeLooksLike. The action-oriented, social media challenge will lead up the 2018 midterm election. The nonpartisan Vote for Justice event and campaign will not endorse or support any particular candidate.
About The Justice Roundtable
The Justice Roundtable is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 organizations working to reform federal criminal justice laws and policies. Founded in 2002, the Roundtable’s mission is to bring value to the Justice Movement by coordinating the federal legislative and advocacy efforts of the Washington criminal justice advocacy community.
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Love And Hip Hop is finally back!! The New York cast of the show is returning to our screens on Monday, January 7th and it’s safe to say the new season will bring huge surprises and shakeups. Returning for another season are original cast members Olivia Longott and Rich Dollaz, and season two veterans Yandy Smith and Erica Mena. Beyond that, the show will feature all-new faces and plotlines (um, hello, Rich Dollaz and Erica Mena are an item now?? We’re already intrigued.) Just so you can familiarize yourself with the new cast, check out the official VH1 press release below, and our gallery of who’s who in the new cast. We can’t wait until the new year for this to all go down!
50 Cent went off yesterday on French Montana after the Bad Boy rapper made some negative comments recently talking about the G-Unit boss' record sales.
In interviews with Complex, French said that 50 should have avoided beefing with so many different artists.
"I feel like beef hurt him. You know if you follow our history you’ll know it’s like, from when we started until now, we’ve been good. We’re not the hottest, we’re not number one, but guess what? Everyday that goes by, we getting bigger and bigger," French said. "So I would rather do that, then come in and have a short run. I’d rather have a Cash Money run. Not to say that in a bad way, but 50 Cent could have been a lot bigger. You think 50 could come out and sell 10 million now?"
50 got wind of the interview and went off on French via Twitter.
"French Montana you ain't Sh*t boy. You out your league talking about me you hoe.i read your little interview what the f*ck is you high," 50 wrote on the social networking site. "French your Sh*t so weak you never had a song by your self fool. Ain't nobody's waiting to hear your verse. Girl. I'm not tweeting about this little fool No more. I'm a see him and he gonna explain that's it."
50 does bring up an interesting point regarding French's career. From Max B to Waka Flocka Flame, most of his have been collaborations. Even his current single "Pop That" features three prominent rappers in Lil Wayne, Drake and Rick Ross.
Has French bitten off more that he can chew by dissing a man who is known for destroying rapper's careers? Let us know what you think
Kim Kardashian looks to have left her underwear at home as she heads out for an early dinner with boyfriend Kanye West in Miami. As Kim checked out her outfit in the reflection of her car, it became apparent that the reality star was not wearing any underwear as she showed off her see-through grey skirt.
