#project identity

[taekothedesigner]

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[ashvalentine16]

Project Identity is here! TB is so cute!!!!!!!

I can't stop squealing at every cute moment!

Thank you, Azur Lane, for giving me a virtual daughter 😭❤️

I don’t want her to grow up so quickly, lmao. At least there's baby pics collected and, as always, the cinematic scenarios saved in the Memories file.

[bitongainhambane]

As requested more pieces from the ‘Project Identity’ exhibit in Rio de Janeiro. The exhibition presents classic famous figures as new images of Black pop culture icons. We love it! Check out more of their work at Projecto Identidade (https://www.facebook.com/projetoidentidadeoficial/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf).

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My sister’s keeper: Why Obama’s initiative for young men is also good for young women

"My Brother's Keeper," President Obama's new initiative aimed at black boys and young men, could address a long-standing concern for black women.

"As the father of two black girls and someone who grew up without his biological father, I’m guessing Obama understands the importance of his presence in his daughters’ lives. It would be great to see the current generation of black young men also grow up to become positive male role models for the boys and the girls of the next generation."

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Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons

Sweeping new rules also curb isolation for adult inmates, limit time for first offense to 60 days, rather than 365.

Taken from Obama's op-ed in the Washington Post:

"The United States is a nation of second chances, but the experience of solitary confinement too often undercuts that second chance. Those who do make it out often have trouble holding down jobs, reuniting with family and becoming productive members of society. Imagine having served your time and then being unable to hand change over to a customer or look your wife in the eye or hug your children."

Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/29a361f2-c384-11e5-8965-06…

And read this article about Obama's decision below: https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/056e14b2-c3a2-11e5-9693-93…

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Why I’m teaching prisoners to code

Chris Redlitz of The Last Mile describes the thinking behind a program to rehabilitate prisoners — by teaching them to code.

"These men were committed to learning how they could create a better life after they served their time...None of our graduates have gone back to jail."

An Intro to Coding Workshop for our Community Partners is just one of the ideas that Project Identity has for fun, engaging, and useful sessions!

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America has locked up so many black people it has warped our sense of reality

We've been totally underestimating how bad things are for African-Americans

"Over the past 40 years, the prison population has quintupled. As a consequence of disparities in arrests and sentencing, this eruption has disproportionately affected black communities. Black men are imprisoned at six times the rate of white men.

In 2003, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that black men have a 1 in 3 chance of going to federal or state prison in their lifetimes. For some high-risk groups, the economic consequences have been staggering. According to Census data from 2014, there are more young black high school dropouts in prison than have jobs."

Project Identity aims to help those who have been affected by this unjust system. Email us at [email protected] for more information.

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The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration

Politicians are suddenly eager to disown failed policies on American prisons, but they have failed to reckon with the history. Reconsidering Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s report on “The Negro Family,” 50 years later.

“American politicians are now eager to disown a failed criminal-justice system that’s left the U.S. with the largest incarcerated population in the world. But they’ve failed to reckon with history.”

Interested in reading something thought-provoking this morning? Read this.

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