Florida Passes Amendment Restoring Voting Rights to Over 1 Million Residents

November 07, 2018

Florida is one of four states that permanently bars ex-felons from voting, and its disenfranchisement law is one of the nation’s most stringent.

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News Beat Podcast Wins High Honors at Religion News Association National Journalism Awards

September 24, 2018

News Beat podcast earned high honors at Religion News Association's national awards competition, ranking among top outlets from across the United States.

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News Beat Artist-In-Residence Silent Knight Named 'Innocence Ambassador'

August 16, 2018

The newly forged partnership between Silent Knight and Innocence Project is just the latest collaborative project for the Brooklyn-born rapper.

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Listen to the Complete Second Season of News Beat Podcast — Social Justice Never Sounded So Good

August 13, 2018

News Beat is a social justice podcast melding journalism with hip-hop. Season 2 included episodes on money bail, youth prisons, MS-13 & much, much more.

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Congresswoman Blasts 'Racist' Jeff Sessions, Says U.S. Should Apologize for War on Drugs

June 19, 2018

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman puts forth resolution calling on Congress to apologize for United States' ineffective war on drugs and make reparations to those crushed by policies targeting minority commu

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‘News Beat’ Wins Best Podcast at 2018 New York Press Club Journalism Awards

June 05, 2018

News Beat clinched top honors in the Podcast category at New York Press Club's annual awards competition recognizing outstanding journalism in print, broadcast and online by media outlets across New Y

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‘Discover Pods’ Spotlights News Beat Podcast

May 17, 2018

Podcast discoverability site ‘Discover Pods’ is spotlighting News Beat, featuring a profile of our podcast and Q&A with Executive Producer Jed Morey on its main scroll and in a review post.

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Report Warns 'Hatred of Journalism Threatens Democracies' as U.S. Press Freedom Ranking Falls

April 26, 2018

The United States’ press freedom ranking fell for the second consecutive year, marking a disturbing trend for a nation that purports to be the beacon of human rights and free speech.

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Talking MS-13, Immigration & Rebel Diaz's Revolutionary Music

April 19, 2018

A discussion about the notorious MS-13 street gang and its origins. Featuring a bonus interview with revolutionary hip-hop duo Rebel Diaz.

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A Discussion About Poverty in America

April 06, 2018

PODCAST: America has a poverty crisis that's impacting at least 40 million Americans, not counting the 64 million people who earn less than $15 an hour. We discuss.

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