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The Humanity We Deserve by Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia for WTTW’s: FIRSTHAND Life After Prison Series
Exploring the shift society needs to make to heal and achieve real safety, Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia describes the universal experience of trauma impacting people
Liz Dozier on Cracking Open podcast with Molly Carroll
Our Founder & CEO, Liz Dozier spoke with Molly Carrol from the Cracking Open podcast that was published on February 2, 2023. Our Founder &
Backed by a Billionaire Couple, a Chicago Nonprofit Takes a Community-Led Approach to Youth Equity – Inside Philanthropy
This article by Ade Adeniji, was published on December 7, 2022 in Inside Philanthropy. Philanthropy isn’t moving as fast as its most forward-thinking leaders might
A Conversation On Art & Healing With Fantasía Ariel and Edo Santana
https://youtu.be/LdvNbUwzWK4 Fantasía Ariel and Edo Santana came together for a panel discussion about the power of healing through visual arts. The conversation was moderated by
Jeanine Valrie Logan fights for maternal equality and reproductive justice – Vocalo
This article by Ari Mejia, was published on December 1, 2022 on Vocalo. Through her work at Chicago South Side Birth Center, founder, activist and
Illinois keeping the spotlight on uplifting the wrongfully convicted – Chicago Sun-Times
Photo by EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA: https://www.pexels.com/photo/judge-signing-on-the-papers-6077447/ This editorial by The Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board, was published on December 3, 2022 in the Chicago Sun-Times. Wrongful convictions
Philanthropic group to invest $3.2 million to overturn unjust convictions, support exonerees – Chicago Sun Times
Attorney Jarrett Adams, co-founder of Life After Justice. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times This article by David Struett, was published on November 30, 2022 in The Chicago Sun-Times.
Chicago Beyond Invests $3.2 Million in Life After Justice, an Innocence Organization Founded and Led by Exonerees of Color
The Life After Justice team welcomed to Chicago Beyond. October 10, 2022. Roger Morales | Chicago Beyond Chicago Beyond, an impact investor that works to
The Rise of Black-Owned Birth Centers – Word In Black
Chicago-based certified nurse midwife Jeanine Valrie Logan and doula Shaquan Dupart are opening a birth center on the city’s south side. Photo courtesy of Chicago
New Ms. Foundation initiative funds birth justice nonprofits – U.S. News
This article was written by Glenn Gamboa and was published in the Associated Press on October 13, 2022. When Jeanine Valrie Logan moved to Chicago
Nneka Jones Tapia: Holistic safety strategies will improve jail conditions for everybody – The Daily Herald
This op-ed by Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, Chicago Beyond’s Managing Director of Justice Initiatives, was published on October 13, 2022 in Daily Herald. Every day,
Myron Laban and Mayes Immersive Art Experience “Feel”
Myron Laban and Maurice Mayes hosted an immersive art experience in Chicago Beyond to release their collaborative six song EP “Feel.”
