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Exclusive: Former President Obama Welcomes a New Class of Leaders

The Root exclusively sat down with the first class of Obama Foundation’s new Leaders USA program.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

August 1, 2023
Criminal Justice, Mass Incarceration

Black Teen Executed 91 Years Ago Receives Posthumous Exoneration

His family was represented by his defense attorney’s great-grandson.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

June 23, 2022
Criminal Justice, Legal

Nathanial Woods was Sentenced to Death For The Murder of Three Officers He Didn’t Shoot

New York Times documentary looks into the case of Nathanial Woods and what led to his execution

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

December 2, 2021
Criminal Justice, Mass Incarceration

Free After 43: Kevin Strickland Is Exonerated

Black man is only the latest to be cleared after decades in jail under wrongful convictions

By

Keith Reed

Published

November 24, 2021
Criminal Justice, Social Justice

Justice Was Not Done Today

Though Julius Jones was granted clemency by the Governor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, today was not a win

By

Panama Jackson

Published

November 18, 2021
Crime, Criminal Justice, News

Oklahoma Govenor Takes Julius Jones off Death Row

Hours before a scheduled lethal injection, Oklahoma’s governor spares life of man many believe is innocent.

By

Keith Reed

Published

November 18, 2021
Legal, News

Kim Kardashian West, J. Cole Bring Attention to the Julius Jones Case in Oklahoma as Execution Date Nears

Kim Kardashian West said she is waiting to see if Oklahoma’s Governor Stitt will stop Thursday’s execution

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

November 17, 2021