Podcast appearances and mentions of daryl atkinson

"Not all heroes wear capes." Daryl Atkinson has been crowned the winner of theGrio's inaugural Heroes Initiative meant to highlight everyday leaders who support, uplift and move Black communities forward. The attorney and activist from North Carolina has dedicated his life to legal advocacy, fair public policy, and inmate rights. Atkinson joins Michael Harriot to discuss some of the biggest hurdles facing his non-profit organization Forward Justice and highlight their recent legal wins. The pair also share statistics about the disparities plaguing the American justice system and discuss what the public can do to help.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Racism in the way America polices its communities is so deeply rooted, it often seems intractable. So how do we make progress? According to this week's guest, civil rights lawyer Daryl Atkinson, the answer is “one bite at a time.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Racism in the way America polices its communities is so deeply rooted, it often seems intractable. So how do we make progress? According to this week's guest, civil rights lawyer Daryl Atkinson, the answer is “one bite at a time.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1876, North Carolina added a felony disenfranchisement provision to its state constitution with the express purpose of disenfranchising Black voters. The provision remains in place today and is being challenged in Community Success Initiative v. Moore. The outcome of the case is currently pending before the North Carolina Supreme Court and will determine if individuals on probation, parole or post-release supervision — over 56,000 North Carolinians — have the right to vote. We're joined by Forward Justice Co-Director, and attorney in the case, Daryl Atkinson to discuss what's at stake in this crucial lawsuit. Support Forward Justice's work here. Volunteer with Forward Justice and Unlock Our Vote here. Make sure you're following us on all platforms: Twitter Post Facebook Instagram TikTok Subscribe to our free newsletters Related links: The History of Felony Disenfranchisement in North Carolina North Carolina's Felony Disenfranchisement Law Heads to Court Inside Forward Justice's Fight To Restore Voting Rights to 56,000 North Carolinians Community Success Initiative v. Moore

In episode 5, the "Our Voice" podcast welcomes formerly convicted person turned Washington State Representative Tarra Simmons and formerly convicted person turned constitutional attorney Daryl Atkinson. Hosts Desmond Meade and Neil Volz get the two extraordinary guests to share their journey from life behind bars to each passing the Bar Exam, and then on to fighting to reshape the laws that govern our society. Listen as Daryl describes the ongoing battle to expand voting rights for formerly convicted persons in North Carolina and Tarra describes what it's like to be the first returning citizen to ever be elected to office in her home state.

While there may be relatively few underlying concepts that liberals and conservatives might agree upon related to the justice system, perhaps one of them could be that justice should be parsimonious – defined as the government being authorized to exercise the lightest intrusion possible on a person's liberty that is necessary to achieve a legitimate social purpose. In this light, maybe there could be broad agreement that, for example, excessively long sentences for relatively minor crimes might fail this test.In this episode of Shades of Freedom, guests Daryl Atkinson (of Forward Justice) and Jeremy Travis (of Arnold Ventures) join us to discuss the new Square One Project report, The Power of Parsimony. If you are concerned about overincarceration, sentencing reform, and our culture of punishment - as meted out by the justice system, and in the added punishments which follow incarceration - this is the podcast for you.Guest BiographiesDaryl V. Atkinson is the Co-Director and Co-Founder of Forward Justice, a nonpartisan law, policy, and strategy center in North Carolina dedicated to advancing racial, social, and economic justice in the U.S. South. He also serves as a member of the steering committee for the Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People & Families Movement, a national network of civil and human rights organizations led by directly impacted individuals committed to seeing the end of mass incarceration, America's current racial and economic caste system. Prior to joining Forward Justice, Daryl served as the first Second Chance Fellow for U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). While at DOJ, Daryl was an advisor to the Second Chance portfolio of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a member of the Federal Interagency Reentry Council, and a conduit to the broader justice-involved population to ensure the DOJ heard from all stakeholders when developing reentry policy. Daryl previously served as the Senior Staff Attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), where he focused on drug policy and criminal justice reform issues, particularly removing the legal barriers triggered by contact with the criminal justice system. In 2014, Daryl was recognized by the White House as a “Reentry and Employment Champion of Change” for his extraordinary work to facilitate employment opportunities for people with criminal records. Daryl received a B.A. in Political Science from Benedict College, Columbia, SC and his J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, MN.Jeremy Travis joined Arnold Ventures after serving for 13 years as president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York (CUNY). Under Jeremy's leadership, John Jay became a senior liberal arts college at CUNY, significantly increased the number of baccalaureate students, created the CUNY Justice Academy to serve community college students, and joined the prestigious Macaulay Honors College.Prior to his time at John Jay, Jeremy was a senior fellow with the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Before that, Jeremy served as director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). At NIJ, he established major initiatives to assess crime trends; evaluate federal anti-crime efforts; foster community policing and new law enforcement technologies; advance forensic sciences; and bolster research on counter-terrorism strategies.Jeremy's career also includes his role as deputy commissioner for legal matters for the New York City Police Department (NYPD); chief counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; special adviser to New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch; and assistant director for law enforcement services for the Mayor's Office of Operations. In addition, he was special counsel to the police commissioner of the NYPD.He is the author of But They All Come Back: Facing the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry, and co-editor of both Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America and Prisoners Once Removed: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities. He earned his J.D. and M.P.A. from New York University and his bachelor's degree from Yale College. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of The Aspen Institute.Visit us online at The Aspen Institute Criminal Justice Reform Initiative and follow us on Twitter @AspenCJRI.

In the past year, movements to address deep racial inequities embedded in the criminal system gained greater prominence and popular support. At the forefront of these movements are leaders in North Carolina fighting the cash bail system that incarcerates people based on poverty, the racially disparate disenfranchisement of individuals for unpaid fines and fees, and the dangerous conditions facing largely black and brown people in local jails. In this Duke Law discussion, Professor Brandon Garrett, director of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice, moderates a talk with Daryl Atkinson, who co-directs Forward Justice; Andrea "Muffin" Hudson, who founded and directs the NC Community Bail Fund; and, Leah Kang, staff attorney at the ACLU-NC, as they share their experience with innovative racial justice-related work in Durham and in North Carolina. View transcript:

Each guest from Season Two shares the practical ways you can show up, lean in, and be a change-maker in your community this New Year. 0:00 Episode starts  1:30 Jes talks about reflecting on 2020 and putting up their Christmas tree 4:22 Rob introduces this bonus episode as a way for listeners to show up in 2021 as they are making resolutions 6:17 Rob talks about the importance of being others'-focused and leaning into community and justice 7:05 Interlude 7:14 David Spickard's show-up moment 7:56 Tammy Rodman, Keith Daniel, and Reynolds Chapman's show-up moments 11:14 Harvey Hinton's show-up moment 12:13 Kate Goodwin's show-up moment 13:50 Brittany K Barnett's show-up moment 14:42 Interlude 14:58 Daryl Atkinson's show-up moment 15:43 Jes and Rob's show-up moments 16:50 Donna Harris' show-up moment 17:07 Tameka Brown's show-up moment 17:57 Magen Gonzales-Smith's show-up moment 19:27 Mekaelia Davis' show-up moment 20:36 Katie Rose Levin's show-up moment 21:14 Interlude 21:24 Jes and Rob chime back in to land the plane 22:27 Jes talks about educating ourselves and rooted in our value system to be able to share with others 23:44 Jes addresses the gap that the podcast isn't necessarily the way to gain depth on these topics 25:16 Rob talks about the importance of not waiting to take action, but educating yourself on the go 26:14 Google - Year in Search video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokGy0huYEA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokGy0huYEA) 30:00 Rob talks about being filled with hope because of the people doing the work 30:52 Jes asks listeners to share which show-up moment resonated the most 31:43 Jes wishes everyone a Happy New Years and good energy into the new year 32:18 Conversation ends 32:23 Outro Thank you to DJ Pdogg and Producer Lo Key for our awesome music throughout the show! Follow DJ Pdogg online: http://www.djpdogg.com/ (www.djpdogg.com) https://twitter.com/DJPdogg?s=20 (Twitter) https://www.instagram.com/djpdogg/ (Instagram) Follow Producer Lo Key https://www.instagram.com/producerlokey/ (Instagram) Our sponsors: https://www.recitynetwork.org/ (ReCity Network) https://www.coastal24.com/ (Coastal Credit Union) Our hosts: Jes Averhart, cofounder of https://bwshomecoming.com/ (Black Wallstreet Homecoming) Rob Shields, executive director of the https://www.recitynetwork.org/ (Recity Network.) Our Producer: Ben Azevedo, owner of https://www.bearcaveaudio.com/ (Bear Cave Audio) Our Editor Chris Pappalardo

Voting is a right, not a privilege. There is no more timely a podcast than the one we just dropped today. Good friend Daryl Atkinson of Forward Justice talks about The Controversial Reality of Voter Suppression and the affects it has on our communities. 0:00 Episode starts  0:00 Show beings 0:43 Personal checkins start 1:34 Jes mentions voting by mail and her son being able to officially vote 2:46 Rob affirms Jes in the way she is teaching her son to carry the weight of voting 4:06 Rob talks about caring a new lens into this voting season 6:10 Rob mentions ReCity gearing up for the end of the season and holding stories which makes it hard to separate personal from everything else 7:43 Daryl Atkinson joins the conversation 8:31 Rob reads Daryl's bio 9:57 Rob asks Daryl about his story and how he got to be doing this work 10:27 Daryl mentions being arrested in 1996 and serving 40 months of 10 year sentence 11:04 Daryl went back to school after getting out of prison to practice law in Minnesota and North Carolina 11:43 Daryl shares that if he was to return to his birthplace, he would not be able to vote because he still owes money to the state 11:52 Daryl shares that he is impacted by this problem on a personal level which is why he does and this work and how he got to where he is 14:00 Jes asks Daryl to unpack voter suppression - what it means, how it shows up, and why it is important 14:14 Daryl states that voter suppression isn't new 15:32 Southern disenfranchisement did not exist in North Carolina State Constitution until 1877, on the heels of radical reconstruction 17:35 “In 2013, the NC legislature passed HB 589, also known as the “Monster” voter suppression law. HB 589 required voter identification but did not allow the forms of identification most frequently held by people of color… The “Monster” law also shortened the early voting period and eliminated same-day voter registration and youth pre-registration. … Also passed SB 325, a bill that would eliminate the most popular day for early voting: the final Saturday before the election… In 2016, 200,000 people voted on the final Saturday, a day used disproportionately by African-Americans.” 19:51 Daryl shares about the hypocrisy of our country to make it so hard to vote for people  20:41 Call 1-866-OURVOTE to report voting problems 21:26 Rob asks about the story of Forward Justice - how it came to be, the problems they are working to solve, and the name 21:53 Forward Justice is a law policy and strategy center, operating on three areas of change: social movements create change, some of our most potent social movements are rooted in the South, and these social movements need to be led by people most impacted 22:41 1/3 of electoral votes are in the South 25:25 How Forward Justice does their work: change law policy and practice, shift culture, narrative, and values to and how you communicate, and building people up 27:41 Jes asks Daryl about the biggest obstacle to justice in this issue 28: Daryl pushes back by stating that there is no one thing we can do to bring our country into equity because we are layered with white supremacy and voter suppression and racism 28:58 Voting is a right, not a privilege 30:40 Rob brings up the 400-year-old tree and the problem that comes with uprooting 31:55 Rob asks Daryl about his fuel and his why 32:05 Daryl talks about his faith, that he was prepared for such a time as this  to fight to get into the room 32:55 Daryl admits being built in a way that he wakes up, ready for a fight 33:32 Daryl shares about unnecessary incarceration happened to him so that is why he goes hard, mentioning that the importance of having affected people at the center  34:09 Jes asks Daryl what and how listeners can engage 34:23 Daryl shares about volunteer opportunities through Forward Justice, staying educated, and giving money to organizations doing the work 35:14http://www.forwardjustice.org (...

Daryl Atkinson joins Adam to break down a recent partial-victory in voter rights in North Carolina, the historic disenfranchisement of black voters, why it is unconstitutional to connect someone’s right to vote with their ability to pay off fines, the set precedents for allowing felons the right to vote, and the work Atkinson’s group Forward Justice is currently doing in voter rights advocacy. To learn more about Forward Justice and support the work they do, visit forwardjustice.org.

Today on Sojourner Truth: For the first time in U.S. history, farmworkers are now listed as essential workers. Are they being protected? Why is Donald Trump cutting their pay? Our guest is David Bacon, a California-based writer and photojournalist. He recently published an article for The American Prospect titled, "Americas Farmworkers: Now 'Essential,' but Denied the Just-Enacted Benefits." COVID-19 and mass incarceration. Prisons are increasingly becoming hot spots for the deadly virus. What's going on? Our guests are Daryl Atkinson and Susan Burton. Daryl Atkinson is Co-Director of Forward Justice, a non-partisan law, policy and strategy center dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice in the U.S. South. Susan Burton is the founder of A New Way of Life and is also a steering committee member for the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted Peoples and Family Movement. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Joseph Williams about the Los Angeles Unified School District's recent decision on grades for students amid the coronavirus crisis. Joseph is the Director of Operations and Campaigns at Students Deserve, an organization of students, teachers, and parents working for justice in and beyond schools.

Today on Sojourner Truth: For the first time in U.S. history, farmworkers are now listed as essential workers. Are they being protected? Why is Donald Trump cutting their pay? Our guest is David Bacon, a California-based writer and photojournalist. He recently published an article for The American Prospect titled, "Americas Farmworkers: Now 'Essential,' but Denied the Just-Enacted Benefits." COVID-19 and mass incarceration. Prisons are increasingly becoming hot spots for the deadly virus. What's going on? Our guests are Daryl Atkinson and Susan Burton. Daryl Atkinson is Co-Director of Forward Justice, a non-partisan law, policy and strategy center dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice in the U.S. South. Susan Burton is the founder of A New Way of Life and is also a steering committee member for the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted Peoples and Family Movement. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Joseph Williams about the Los Angeles Unified School District's recent decision on grades for students amid the coronavirus crisis. Joseph is the Director of Operations and Campaigns at Students Deserve, an organization of students, teachers, and parents working for justice in and beyond schools.

Today on Sojourner Truth: For the first time in U.S. history, farmworkers are now listed as essential workers. Are they being protected? Why is Donald Trump cutting their pay? Our guest is David Bacon, a California-based writer and photojournalist. He recently published an article for The American Prospect titled, "Americas Farmworkers: Now 'Essential,' but Denied the Just-Enacted Benefits." COVID-19 and mass incarceration. Prisons are increasingly becoming hot spots for the deadly virus. What's going on? Our guests are Daryl Atkinson and Susan Burton. Daryl Atkinson is Co-Director of Forward Justice, a non-partisan law, policy and strategy center dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice in the U.S. South. Susan Burton is the founder of A New Way of Life and is also a steering committee member for the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted Peoples and Family Movement. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Joseph Williams about the Los Angeles Unified School District's recent decision on grades for students amid the coronavirus crisis. Joseph is the Director of Operations and Campaigns at Students Deserve, an organization of students, teachers, and parents working for justice in and beyond schools.

Today on Sojourner Truth: For the first time in U.S. history, farmworkers are now listed as essential workers. Are they being protected? Why is Donald Trump cutting their pay? Our guest is David Bacon, a California-based writer and photojournalist. He recently published an article for The American Prospect titled, "Americas Farmworkers: Now 'Essential,' but Denied the Just-Enacted Benefits." COVID-19 and mass incarceration. Prisons are increasingly becoming hot spots for the deadly virus. What's going on? Our guests are Daryl Atkinson and Susan Burton. Daryl Atkinson is Co-Director of Forward Justice, a non-partisan law, policy and strategy center dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice in the U.S. South. Susan Burton is the founder of A New Way of Life and is also a steering committee member for the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted Peoples and Family Movement. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Joseph Williams about the Los Angeles Unified School District's recent decision on grades for students amid the coronavirus crisis. Joseph is the Director of Operations and Campaigns at Students Deserve, an organization of students, teachers, and parents working for justice in and beyond schools.

Today on Sojourner Truth: For the first time in U.S. history, farmworkers are now listed as essential workers. Are they being protected? Why is Donald Trump cutting their pay? Our guest is David Bacon, a California-based writer and photojournalist. He recently published an article for The American Prospect titled, "Americas Farmworkers: Now 'Essential,' but Denied the Just-Enacted Benefits." COVID-19 and mass incarceration. Prisons are increasingly becoming hot spots for the deadly virus. What's going on? Our guests are Daryl Atkinson and Susan Burton. Daryl Atkinson is Co-Director of Forward Justice, a non-partisan law, policy and strategy center dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice in the U.S. South. Susan Burton is the founder of A New Way of Life and is also a steering committee member for the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted Peoples and Family Movement. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Joseph Williams about the Los Angeles Unified School District's recent decision on grades for students amid the coronavirus crisis. Joseph is the Director of Operations and Campaigns at Students Deserve, an organization of students, teachers, and parents working for justice in and beyond schools.

Daryl Atkinson with Forward Justice talks about Building People, Not Prisons and the upcoming event to support the Charlotte Center for Community Transitions, helping those convicted of crimes rebuild their lives. Bo Thompson talks to Erik Spanberg about the Carolina Panther's move to South Carolina. Marielle McLeod, Family Support Navigator with Colorectal Cancer Awareness, talks about this devastating disease. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Dan was on a panel last week on ending the war on drug dealers at the Drug Policy Alliance conference in Atlanta. The panel was moderated by asha bandele and included Daryl Atkinson, Constanza Sánchez Avilé, Lyn Ulbrich, Kemba Smith and Dan. Thanks for listening. Support us at patreon.com/TheDig.

On this week's podcast Adam talks to Daryl Atkinson, who appeared on not one but two episodes of Adam Ruins Everything the TV show - Adam Ruins Voting and Adam Ruins Prison! Daryl is a Staff Attorney for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.

Mark Anthony Neal is joined in the studio by Daryl Atkinson to talk about mass incarceration's impact on America, social justice in Durham, NC and anti-black violence. Atkinson is a senior staff attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. https://www.southerncoalition.org

This panel was held on March 28, 2012 at the UNC School of Law. The purpose of the panel is to highlight issues affecting formerly incarcerated individuals and policy and legal solutions to help them reenter society. There will be a particular emphasis on how this translates into unmet legal needs in the community. The panel is moderated by retired UNC Law Professor Richard Rosen, and includes prisoner-turned-lawyer Daryl Atkinson, as well as Kari Hamel from Legal Aid Pittsboro.