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Success Beyond Bars: Marcus Bullock Connects Inmates To Outside World With Flikshop, His ‘Instagram For The Incarcerated’
Marcus Bullock seeks to keep inmates connected to the outside world by using Flikshop, his "Instagram for the incarcerated."...
Success Beyond Bars: Vivian Nixon Helps Female Ex-Offenders Earn College Degrees
Vivian Nixon helps female ex-offenders earn college degrees to unlock their potential to gain career and business opportunities....
Success Beyond Bars: Lawrence Carpenter Applies Entrepreneurship To Transform Lives of Formerly Incarcerated
Lawrence Carpenter, the CEO of Superclean Professional Janitorial Services, opens up about his journey from incarceration to entrepreneurship....
SUCCESS BEYOND BARS: CONBODY HELPS FORMERLY INCARCERATED BUILD CAREERS IN FITNESS
Coss Marte designed a venture to offer fitness training to a clientele that includes Wall Street professionals and entertainers, among...
SUCCESS BEYOND BARS: HOW PIGEONLY CONNECTS FAMILIES WITH THE INCARCERATED
It was Frederick Hutson’s time behind bars that led him to create a unique support system for the incarcerated: Pigeonly....
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
How Jamila T. Davis Created a Platform To Elevate Incarcerated Women
Ex-felon Jamila T. Davis founded the publishing company Voices International Publications to give a voice to incarcerated women. Here is...
These Black Women Were Fighting for Social Justice Long Before Kim K. Became the ‘Princess of Prison Reform’
The fight for criminal justice reform has been led by a collective of black community organizers, attorneys, and activists, who've...
Less Than Two Years Out of Prison, Enviro-Master Services Franchise Owner Finds Success
This Enviro-Master Services franchise owner shows us that serving prison time doesn't mean you can't find success after incarceration....
Black Techies Gather in Texas to Talk Tech Solutions, Entrepreneurship, and Criminal Justice Reform at The TCX Experience
The TCX Experience was a daylong event full of conversations on African Americans and their role in the fourth industrial...
Kenneth Stephens: From False Imprisonment To Partnering In A Law Firm
In 2009, I was weeks away from graduating from college with honors and receiving a bachelor’s degree in business management,...