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Free Joan Little: “When you put people in cages and dehumanize them and lock them away from society...I don’t know what else you’re gonna get”
In this vHopeful Conversation, I speak with Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Yoruba Richen about her powerful documentary short, Free Joan Little, and the extraordinary movement that rallied around a young Black woman’s right to defend herself against sexual violence. We explore how Yoruba’s work on Rosa Parks led her to Joan’s story, the archival discoveries that helped her center Joan’s voice while respecting her privacy, and the coalition-building that brought very different communities together to fight for her freedom. Our conversation also touches on William Kunstler, the power of music…
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