The United States imprisons its people at an unprecedented rate never seen in human history. It leads the world in the highest rates of incarceration, imprisoning a staggering 25% of the world’s prison population and creating what is currently known as mass incarceration. The battle cry has been summoned demanding justice and calling for prison […]
Read MoreThrough portal technology linking New York City’s Time Square to the 53206 ZIP code in Milwaukee, I hosted an interactive discussion around mass incarceration using the themes from the documentary MILWAUKEE 53206. My guests Dennis Walton and Lewis Lee of Made Men Worldwide both brought engaging perspectives on the issues and their work in the community. […]
Read MoreI’m thrilled to announce that MILWAUKEE 53206 won the National Council on Crime and Delinquency’s 2017 Media for a Just Society Award in the film category. We are additionally honored to have tied with Netflix’s phenomenal documentary 13TH, directed by Ava DuVernay who I truly admire and whose work I love. MILWAUKEE 53206 and 13TH together will receive the […]
Read MoreVeteran Detroit Free Press reporter Rochelle Riley invited me, the creators of the 50/50 Forum, and Beverly Walker who is featured in MILWAUKEE 53206, to her talk show at 910am Superstation. We discussed MILWAUKEE 53206 and the day-of-dialogue surrounding the film happening Oct. 21st in Northville, Michigan.
Read MoreIt’s a true honor that MILWAUKEE 53206 won the Grand Jury Prize presented by HBO for Best Feature Documentary at Urbanworld Film Festival. A huge Thank You to Urbanworld and HBO for believing in the power of storytelling, to my entire cast and crew, Transform Films. Also, thank you to the people of 53206 for […]
Read More“If we’re not ready to cause hell we can sit and watch these films and think ‘this is terrible’ and go about our regular business, but until we cause hell this cycle is going to continue.” — Rudy Bankston a community liaison for MMSD
Read MoreUS Congresswoman Gwen Moore spoke with The Huffington Post about the documentary MILWAUKEE 53206 and her leadership representing the most incarcerated ZIP code in America for black men.
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