Ep 009 | Concede What, Bih?
Vonetta, my lively Georgia resident and dear friend, is back to discuss the midterm elections, and why we couldn't be happier Stacey Abrams is exhibiting much needed #blackgirlmagic.
Ep 008 | Kavanaugh is Deciding What Now? A Look at SCOTUS' Current Term..
On this episode I discuss a few cases on the Court's current docket.
Madison v. Alabama - does the 8th Amendment prevent a state from executing an inmate if the inmate is unable to remember the crime for which he is to be executed;
Gamble v. United States - should the Court overrule the separate sovereign exception of the double jeopardy rule);
Ep 007 | Discussing the Midterm Elections… GA, You Know We Can See You, Right?
On this episode I bring in my line sister to talk about the midterms, more specifically, why State Attorney Generals are extremely important, why you should think twice about voting for Marsys’ laws (victim rights laws), and why the GA's Governor race is the most embarrassing display of racist politics since… the last election.
Ep 006 | Discussing Incarcerated Women - Can't Have True Criminal Justice Reform Without It
On this episode of Raising the Bar with Iman, I discuss The Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act, federal legislation aimed at providing women in federal prisons with access to hygiene products and increased communication with loved ones. While this legislation is a great start, it wouldn't impact the majority of incarcerated women in state jails and prison.
Read MoreEp 005 | Can Black Prosecutors Change the System + Rest in Peace, Botham Jean
On this episode of Raising the Bar with Iman, I sit down with Martinis Jackson author of the book, "Justice My Way: Memoirs Of A Black Prosecutor" to discuss the role of Black prosecutors in the criminal justice system. We also discuss the killing of Botham Jean in Dallas and how police are treated differently when accused of a crime.
Read MoreEp 004 | 100 Years and Nothing... Anti-Lynching Laws in America
Recently, Senators Harris, Booker and Scott (the Black Senators) introduced a bill entitled “Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018.” The bill is the latest installment in this country’s attempt to pass anti-lynching legislation. Despite lynching being “the ultimate expression of racism in the US following reconstruction,” the country has failed to pass anti-lynching legislation for 100 years, that’s right a century.
Read MoreEp 003 | Voldemort is Coming for the Courts and Social Security
This current presidential administration set out to change America’s courts – and, unfortunately, it is succeeding. This episode discusses a recent Presidential executive order and DOJ memo that changes the way Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) are hired and fired in this country.
Read MoreEp 002 | The F*ck is going on in our hoods? Let's Talk about Gentrification
Gentrification is a national threat to minorities in urban areas who have been living in their neighborhood for decades. As a Harlem native, this episode is extremely personal to me. My dad and stepmom join me to talk about Harlem in the 60s and 70s compared to now.
Read MoreEp 001 | Intro to RTB + So, We're Purging Votes Now? (Corrected)
In Husted v. A Philip Randolph, the Court ruled the state of Ohio's practice of purging voters from its rolls after failing to vote didn't violate the National Voter Registration Act. I discuss how this flawed opinion ignores the history of voter suppression in this country, and why we should care that this took place in Ohio.
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