Jakada Imani

How the Drug War Destroyed My Community and Why It Must End
posted on APRIL 04, 2013 by Jakada Imani
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Jakada Imani, Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, shares his story of the damage the Drug War does to families without making any of us safer.

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How You Can End the Tradeoff Between Books and Bars
posted on MARCH 14, 2013 by Jakada Imani
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The Ella Baker Center has always been blessed with good people – donors, allies, folks like you who do not hesitate to put their power behind the vision of justice and sustainable prosperity for all.

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How You Can End the Tradeoff Between Books and Bars
posted on MARCH 14, 2013 by Jakada Imani
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The Ella Baker Center has always been blessed with good people – donors, allies, folks like you who do not hesitate to put their power behind the vision of justice and sustainable prosperity for all.

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We Don’t Need a Silver Bullet to Stop Gun Violence
posted on FEBRUARY 13, 2013 by Jakada Imani
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Hadiya Pendleton, who performed at Obama's Inauguration, was shot on Jan. 29 in Chicago.

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We Don’t Need a Silver Bullet to Stop Gun Violence
posted on FEBRUARY 13, 2013 by Jakada Imani
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Hadiya Pendleton, who performed at Obama's Inauguration, was shot on Jan. 29 in Chicago.

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Don't Follow the Loser on Immigration Reform
posted on JANUARY 30, 2013 by Jakada Imani and Rhina Ramos
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As the immigration reform debate heats up will we truly create a pathway to citizenship for aspiring Americans or simply follow the loser on failed, enforcement-first approaches?

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California's Prison Emergency
posted on JANUARY 15, 2013 by Jakada Imani
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Why Governor Brown's refusal to de-crowd California's prisons is a bad move, financially and morally, for California

TAGS: Governor Jerry Brown, US Supreme Court
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Ella Baker Center on the Move
posted on DECEMBER 12, 2012 by Jakada Imani
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Our Executive Director shares the Center's plans for 2013.

TAGS: Ella Baker Center, mass incarceration, tradeoff
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Human Rights in our Backyards
posted on DECEMBER 10, 2012 by Jakada Imani
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Jakada Imani's reflections on Blog for Human Rights Day.

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How the President Can Bring Cheer to the Holidays
posted on NOVEMBER 15, 2012 by Jakada Imani
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Call on the President to end immigration policies that will keep families apart this holiday season.

TAGS: immigration detention, ICE, President Obama
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