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For the first installment of our event series Justice & Culture: Exploring the Impact of Entertainment on Criminal Justice we are joined by Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change. In the Justice & Culture series, we’re seeking to understand how pop culture can influence public perception of crime and justice – either for better or for worse.
Through its Culture Change and Media Justice work, Color Of Change is taking on ending inaccurate representations of the criminal justice system on TV. Rashad Robinson joins us to tell how Color Of Change came to focus on this work, successes and challenges to date, and the road ahead.
From The Wire to Orange is the New Black to the latest in the Law and Order franchise, television, film and pop culture have shaped the public’s understanding of criminal justice matters. But how have such depictions helped – or hindered – efforts to reform the justice system? Our series will look at different views on the impact of pop culture on today’s reform efforts, and the role it might play in helping or hindering progress.
Read the full article about POC in the media at The Aspen Institute.