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Jaws of Justice Radio
It is the intention of Jaws of Justice Radio to investigate how to achieve justice in America, this includes issues of economic injustice, political injustice and the criminal justice system. We want to put a human face on those caught in the grasp of injustice and those that are part of an unjust system. We strive to dispel the misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system.
Jaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality. We want to dispel misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system. We hope you will listen.
Jaws of Justice host Latahra Smith will speak with Michelle Smith of the Missouri Justice Coalition and Teresa Vaughan, a community activist out of Detroit, Michigan who works with the KC Freedom Project.
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Missouri Justice Coalition, MoJustice, is dedicated to serving as a unifying force across the state of Missouri, bringing together individuals impacted by the criminal punishment system. Their mission is to educate, empower, and unite community members, transforming them into a powerful advocacy base.
The KC Freedom Project is a ministry which has been established to advocate for persons innocent and wrongly convicted.
April marks Second Chance Month, a nationally recognized celebration of second chances, fresh starts and breaking barriers for people who have been impacted by the legal system. On this show, Latahra and her guests will talk about the month, tell about second chance programs and encourage ex-offenders to take advantage of these programs.
aura C. Chávez-Moreno is an award-winning researcher, qualitative social scientist, and assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Departments of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Education. She is the author of How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America (Harvard Education Press, 2024).
Host Terri Wilke and Laura Chávez-Moreno will discuss how it is that schools, through their practices and policies, actively construct and reinforce racial identities, including the Latinx racialized group, rather than simply reflecting pre-existing racial categories.
