"So many people fail because there’s not a second chance for them," he explained. "All we want to do is win. We want to come home, provide for our families, take care of our families and be great members of our community.”
Daryl Atkinson has been crowned the winner of theGrio's inaugural Heroes Initiative meant to highlight everyday leaders who support, uplift and move Black communities forward. The attorney and activist from North Carolina has dedicated his life to legal advocacy, fair public policy, and inmate rights. Atkinson joins Michael Harriot to discuss some of the biggest hurdles facing his non-profit organization Forward Justice and highlight some of their recent legal wins. The pair also share statistics about the disparities plaguing the American justice system and talk about what the public can do to help.
Atkinson, co-founder and co-director of Forward Justice, is fighting to give currently and formerly incarcerated people a second chance. He is the winner of the inaugural theGrio Heroes as voted by our readers. The post Meet Daryl Atkinson, theGrio Hero for 2023! appeared first on TheGrio.
Charlotte's Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office announced a new policy that they will not longer enforce non-moving traffic violations, which is aimed at racial equity.