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Van Jones added to executive board of Meek Mill’s Reform Alliance Van Jones delivers keynote address at Morehouse College’s133rd Commencement (Photo Credit: Sistarazzi for Steed Media Service) Meek Mill just reloaded his clip in his continuous prison reform battle announcing that his REFORM Alliance Executive Board has appointed renowned criminal justice advocate Robert Rooks to serve as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. REFORM also elevated founding CEO Van Jones to join the Executive Board. During Jones’ tenure as CEO, REFORM Alliance successfully passed a seri...
Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. REFORM Alliance Bolsters Leadership Team With Plans to Extend Legislative Winning Streak February 9, 2021 GMT NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, REFORM Alliance announced that its Executive Board has appointed renowned criminal justice advocate Robert Rooks to serve as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and elevated founding CEO Van Jones to join the Executive Board. The changes will formally take place on March 1, 2021. “Robert is a game-changing hire for our organizat...
Warren Michael also known as The Old Man came to Estevan with the cross on his shoulder on Jan. 3. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia People gathered by the Soldiers' Tree to greet The Old Man on his mission. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia Warren Michael's cross that he is marching across Canada also serves as a donation box, and many Estevan residents put money into it to support veterans. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia Robert Rooks gave Warren Michael a tour of the Soldiers' Tree monument. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia An EPS officer who stopped by the Soldi...
| Credit: Alliance for Safety and Justice "We're moving people from survival mode to living mode; that's what happens in the trauma center," he says. "And if people are getting their needs met, their questions answered, then they are less likely to put themselves in high-risk situations." A holistic approach Rooks was an adolescent living in south Dallas as the crack cocaine epidemic ravaged Black neighborhoods, including his own, in the 1980s. His mother moved him out â...