“Shimere Love-Shanklin: From Struggle to Strength” Finding employment and opening doors that seem permanently closed is a barrier that people with felony records continually face. Shamere Love-Shanklin knows this reality all too well. In this episode, Love-Shanklin shares her reentry journey—navigating the challenges, embracing the triumphs, and reclaiming her identity after years of incarceration—and how her criminal justice reform advocacy work transforms the system designed to hold people like her back.Produced by Aaliyah McFadden and Isabella Salinas [PRODUCER CONTACT/HANDLE] for Reparations Media NFP <a href='http://donate.stripe.com/4gw2980yG7Ez9bO3cf'>Donate to Reparations Media &amp; Change Agents Production Lab</a> Follow us online: <a href='http://reparationsmedia.org/'>Reparationsmedia.org</a> <a href='http://changeagentsthepodcast.com/'>changeagentsthepodcast.com</a> <a href='mailto:changeagents@reparationsmedia.org'>changeagents@reparationsmedia.org</a>Keywords: Illinois, Incarceration, systems impacted, justice reform, Chicago, Rockford, Activism, housing rights, employment discrimination, felony disenfranchisement, family separation, restorative justice, recovery, domestic

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“Shimere Love-Shanklin: From Struggle to Strength”   Finding employment and opening doors that seem permanently closed is a barrier that people with felony records continually face. Shamere Love-Shanklin knows this reality all too well. In this episode, Love-Shanklin shares her reentry journey—navigating the challenges, embracing the triumphs, and reclaiming her identity after years of incarceration—and how her criminal justice reform advocacy work transforms the system designed to hold peopl...

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Shimere Love-Shanklin: From Struggle to Strength

Shimere Love-Shanklin: From Struggle to Strength

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