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More than 500 people turned themselves in to D.C. authorities last week as part of a "fugitive safe surrender" program. The goal was to get people wanted for non-violent crimes to voluntarily surrender at a neutral location. We'll look at how the program works and other locations where it's been implemented across the U.S.
Paul Quander, Director, D.C. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Daniel Flannery, Professor of Justice Studies and Director of the Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence at Kent State University
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He's a renowned artist, known for his paintings of "puffy" figures in placid scenes. But Fernando Botero's latest project takes his audience into darker territory, remixing and reframing images of Abu Ghraib prison. He joins Kojo to discuss his paintings, human rights, and his new exhibit at American University's Katzen Center for the Arts.
Fernando Botero, artist
Today, record numbers of women and people of color are at the helm of corporation boardrooms and law firms. And businesses are diversifying recruitment at the ground floor. But race, gender and culture still affect career trajectories in profound, occasionally unexpected ways. Howard Ross joins Kojo to explore the corporate ladder in today's diversified work place, and the personal politics behind the headlines.
Howard Ross, Diversity consultant; Principal, Cook Ross
Van Jones is not your typical environmental activist. He spends most of his time working with disadvantaged communities in Oakland, CA. And he says that engaging marginalized groups is a signature challenge for a truly broad-based environmental movement. He joins Kojo and Howard to explore intersections between environmental and social justice, and discuss his idea to create "green collar" jobs in urban communities.
Van Jones, attorney; civil rights advocate; and President, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (Oakland, CA)
Howard Ross, Diversity consultant; Principal, Cook Ross
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