#dwaynebetts

[lamolinastreetart]

'Declaration' by American Dwayne Betts (@dwaynebetts) & Titus Kaphar (@titus_kaphar001) for Mural Arts Philly in Philadelphia (PA), USA (2021) #dwaynebetts #tituskaphar #streetart #lamolinastreetart | photo by @muraltime via mysl.nl/eBSlm

[louisabertman]

(complete animation) Honored to be includeded in Society of Illustrators #Illustrators61 Exhibition/Reception 1/9/19! On any given night, roughly 53,000 young people are in some form of lockup. Nearly 60 percent are black or Latino. #WNYC Studios Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice-tells the stories of young lives forever changed by collisions with law and order. "Elegy Ending with a Cell Door Closing" (written and spoken by #DwayneBetts) introduces the story of 15 year old #RojaiFentress (aka Fats) who in 1996 was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. On the strength of one witness who didn't actually see the slaying, and with no physical evidence linking Fentress to the homicide, a jury found him guilty on the murder charge. It is now 2018, over 2 decades later and this innocent teenager” now 38 yrs old - is still in prison." WNYC Studios | Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice Title: Elegy Ending With A Cell Door Closing Written and Spoken: Reginald Dwayne Betts @dwaynebetts Illustrated and Animated: Louisa Bertman @louisabertman Creative Director: Rhyne Piggott @rhyne Executive Producer: Karen Frillmann Original Score Hannis Brown WNYC WNYC Studios & The Root https://vimeo.com/272258596 To read and listen to all episodes of Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice Podcast: www.wnycstudios.org/shows/caught/episodes New info and Recent article on Fentress case: https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2018/12/13/prosecutor-says-22-years-enough-man-convicted-murder-teen/2276696002/. #wnyc #NPR #penamerica #illustration #animation #visualnarrative #story #louisabertman @wamnycevents @wia_animation Animation #juvenilejustice @thewomenwhodraw #visualjournalism A shout out and huge thanks to SOI Jon Burgerman, Lauren Tamaki, and the #illustrators61 Institutional Category Judges: Antonio Alcala @tomcjbrown @gninamarowitz @jendotlu DotLu, @rudy_gutierrez_art @benjamin_marra @eumiel @yukoart, and @rich_tu https://www.instagram.com/p/BscIUA4BWQD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=spz1l46o8ou0

[louisabertman]

Honored to be included in Society of Illustrators #Illustrators61 Exhibition/Reception 1/9/19! On any given night, roughly 53,000 young people are in some form of lockup. Nearly 60 percent are black or Latino. #WNYC Studios Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice-tells the stories of young lives forever changed by collisions with law and order. "Elegy Ending with a Cell Door Closing" (written and spoken by #DwayneBetts) introduces the story of 15 year old #RojaiFentress (aka Fats) who in 1996 was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. On the strength of one witness who didn't actually see the slaying, and with no physical evidence linking Fentress to the homicide, a jury found him guilty on the murder charge. It is now 2018, over 2 decades later and this innocent teenager” now 38 yrs old - is still in prison." WNYC Studios | Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice Title: Elegy Ending With A Cell Door Closing Written and Spoken: Reginald Dwayne Betts @dwaynebetts Illustrated and Animated: Louisa Bertman @louisabertman Creative Director: Rhyne Piggott @rhyne Executive Producer: Karen Frillmann Original Score Hannis Brown WNYC WNYC Studios & The Root https://vimeo.com/272258596 To read and listen to all episodes of Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice Podcast: www.wnycstudios.org/shows/caught/episodes New info and Recent article on Fentress case: https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2018/12/13/prosecutor-says-22-years-enough-man-convicted-murder-teen/2276696002/. #wnyc #NPR #penamerica #illustration #animation #visualnarrative #story #louisabertman @wamnycevents @wia_animation Animation #juvenilejustice @thewomenwhodraw #visualjournalism A shout out and huge thanks to SOI Jon Burgerman, Lauren Tamaki, and the #illustrators61 Institutional Category Judges: Antonio Alcala @tomcjbrown @gninamarowitz @jendotlu DotLu, @rudy_gutierrez_art @benjamin_marra @eumiel @yukoart, and @rich_tu https://www.instagram.com/p/BscEOH-Bznp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l9ojf6mt25sn

[louisabertman]

Honored to be included in Society of Illustrators #Illustrators61 Exhibition/Reception 1/9/19! On any given night, roughly 53,000 young people are in some form of lockup. Nearly 60 percent are black or Latino. #WNYC Studios Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice-tells the stories of young lives forever changed by collisions with law and order. "Elegy Ending with a Cell Door Closing" (written and spoken by #DwayneBetts) introduces the story of 15 year old #RojaiFentress (aka Fats) who in 1996 was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. On the strength of one witness who didn't actually see the slaying, and with no physical evidence linking Fentress to the homicide, a jury found him guilty on the murder charge. It is now 2018, over 2 decades later and this innocent teenager” now 38 yrs old - is still in prison." WNYC Studios | Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice Title: Elegy Ending With A Cell Door Closing Written and Spoken: Reginald Dwayne Betts @dwaynebetts Illustrated and Animated: Louisa Bertman @louisabertman Creative Director: Rhyne Piggott @rhyne Executive Producer: Karen Frillmann Original Score Hannis Brown WNYC WNYC Studios & The Root https://vimeo.com/272258596 To read and listen to all episodes of Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice Podcast: www.wnycstudios.org/shows/caught/episodes New info and Recent article on Fentress case: https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2018/12/13/prosecutor-says-22-years-enough-man-convicted-murder-teen/2276696002/. #wnyc #NPR #penamerica #illustration #animation #visualnarrative #story #louisabertman @wamnycevents @wia_animation Animation #juvenilejustice @thewomenwhodraw #visualjournalism A shout out and huge thanks to SOI Jon Burgerman, Lauren Tamaki, and the #illustrators61 Institutional Category Judges: Antonio Alcala @tomcjbrown @gninamarowitz @jendotlu DotLu, @rudy_gutierrez_art @benjamin_marra @eumiel @yukoart, and @rich_tu https://www.instagram.com/p/BsbkH8XBDjI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=krmac8ko2tmd

[uvmagazine]

Mr. Betts won approval on Friday September 29th, to practice law in the State of Connecticut, after a state panel reviewed his moral character. As a teen, Reginald Dwayne Betts was convicted of crimes related to an armed carjacking in Virginia, a felony he still carries on his record. After his release from an eight-year prison sentence, he's written prolifically about his life, and has become an awarding winning author and advocate for youth facing the same challenges he once did. "I believe that many of us have our life circumstances and experiences that make us who we are, shape us, and make us fantastic people and advocates for others," Karen DeMeola, the president of the Connecticut Bar Association, said Friday. "I think we need people who represent other people for whom life happens, and I think it's important to have people who reflect the diversity of our communities admitted to the bar." "I'm happy that they made that decision," Betts said. "I'm just grateful for the huge amount of support people gave me. Betts, 36, graduated from the Yale Law School last spring and passed the bar in February. #BlackCulture #BlackIsBeautiful #MelaninIsMagic #ADifferentWorld #TheBlackMind #BlackHistory #DwayneBetts