16 Bars – Resources

The films featured in this POW! round show how media can motivate action. They also demonstrate how POW! [Power Our World] can amplify media impact.

16 Bars trailer 

16 Bars as a Social Justice Showcase

16 Bars – The Roots of Rap

16 Bars was released BEFORE George Floyd’s murder when many had not thought to look for the brilliant model that 16 Bars describes. Now 16 Bars speaks to a more awake world, ready for its model.

The United States has only 4.2% of the world’s total population but more than 20% of the world’s total prison population, which raises the question:  What has gone wrong in the land of the free? See Prison Policy 2020.

The Million Book Project for Prisons

New program on diversity in the arts

A conversation about race in the arts, and how diversity can be encouraged, celebrated, and invested in for a more equitable and thriving society. Speakers:

Rudy Langlais | Film Producer
Ayinde Hurrey | Performance Artist and Consultant
LaVon Fisher Wilson | Performer

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