RUSH TRANSCRIPT 0s millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans mostly black and ░░░░░░░░ have been railroaded into ░░░░░░░░ to serve decades long ░░░░░░░░ life sentences for minor ░░░░░░░░ nonviolent drug offenses Ala ░░░░░░░░ the result of the ░░░░░░░░ S War on drugs ░░░░░░░░ was the case for ░░░░░░░░ Smith a black woman ░░░░░░░░ in 1994 received a ░░░░░░░░ 25 year sentence while ░░░░░░░░ for the crimes of ░░░░░░░░ drug dealing boyfriend Now ░░░░░░░░ new film is shining ░░░░░░░░ light on kemba s ░░░░░░░░ and how she with ░░░░░░░░ help of the NAACP ░░░░░░░░ defense fund fought for ░░░░░░░░ and justice My hometown ░░░░░░░░ got caught up If ░░░░░░░░ can happen to her ░░░░░░░░ can happen to anyone ░░░░░░░░ funded by donations you ░░░░░░░░ we have limited resources ░░░░░░░░ this case even make ░░░░░░░░ big enough impact to ░░░░░░░░ a difference Ted if ░░░░░░░░ woman who ever fell ░░░░░░░░ love with the wrong ░░░░░░░░ got 24 1 2 ░░░░░░░░ in prison you wouldn ░░░░░░░░ have ever met me ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be any ░░░░░░░░ of any color on ░░░░░░░░ streets Smith human rights ░░░░░░░░ social justice activist along ░░░░░░░░ Kelly cali director of ░░░░░░░░ new film kemba and ░░░░░░░░ June carroll who plays ░░░░░░░░ role of attorney elaine ░░░░░░░░ and who also happens ░░░░░░░░ be my real life ░░░░░░░░ Thank you all for ░░░░░░░░ here Great to see ░░░░░░░░ of you I want ░░░░░░░░ start with you kemba ░░░░░░░░ to me about why ░░░░░░░░ wanted this story to ░░░░░░░░ a film so that ░░░░░░░░ could relive unfortunately some ░░░░░░░░ the most unfortunate things ░░░░░░░░ happened to you President ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ huge movement to free ░░░░░░░░ And a lot of ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ defense fund or two ░░░░░░░░ out there on the ░░░░░░░░ circuit speaking about the ░░░░░░░░ so when I walked ░░░░░░░░ of the prison garden ░░░░░░░░ weren t able to ░░░░░░░░ everything There were women ░░░░░░░░ whole prison was locked ░░░░░░░░ and they were wishing ░░░░░░░░ well There was a ░░░░░░░░ like I was mourning ░░░░░░░░ because I felt as ░░░░░░░░ other women deserved a ░░░░░░░░ chance too So it ░░░░░░░░ important for me once ░░░░░░░░ walked out of the ░░░░░░░░ but also from the ░░░░░░░░ pipeline I m very ░░░░░░░░ about the choices that ░░░░░░░░ made To see if ░░░░░░░░ can get it to ░░░░░░░░ improve just a little ░░░░░░░░ I will go to ░░░░░░░░ it next Talk to ░░░░░░░░ about playing this role ░░░░░░░░ elaine Jones president of ░░░░░░░░ NCAA one of the ░░░░░░░░ important agencies that existed ░░░░░░░░ the U S What ░░░░░░░░ it like to play ░░░░░░░░ role what do you ░░░░░░░░ importance of this film ░░░░░░░░ Daunting Elaine is phenomenal ░░░░░░░░ is an incredible personality ░░░░░░░░ and it was just ░░░░░░░░ an honor to be ░░░░░░░░ part of the film ░░░░░░░░ In any way shape ░░░░░░░░ form I think something ░░░░░░░░ film does incredibly well ░░░░░░░░ capture the psychology that ░░░░░░░░ someone into victimhood And ░░░░░░░░ the system plays on ░░░░░░░░ victim hood And re ░░░░░░░░ people who have already ░░░░░░░░ I think that kemba ░░░░░░░░ story is shared by ░░░░░░░░ many people if it ░░░░░░░░ happen to her it ░░░░░░░░ happen to anyone Kelly ░░░░░░░░ heard to talk about ░░░░░░░░ in other interviews There ░░░░░░░░ another woman named Michelle ░░░░░░░░ to whom this is ░░░░░░░░ happening This is an ░░░░░░░░ story We know statistically ░░░░░░░░ terms of imprison and ░░░░░░░░ by race and ethnicity ░░░░░░░░ of 800 000 residents ░░░░░░░░ black and Native American ░░░░░░░░ 763 out of 100 ░░░░░░░░ Latinx out of 100 ░░░░░░░░ This is an ongoing ░░░░░░░░ that is race determinative ░░░░░░░░ many ways 00 This ░░░░░░░░ to my family That ░░░░░░░░ the thing When it ░░░░░░░░ to our black communities ░░░░░░░░ people of color we ░░░░░░░░ of these issues This ░░░░░░░░ why we are grateful ░░░░░░░░ you to get this ░░░░░░░░ out on platforms that ░░░░░░░░ Because this affects America ░░░░░░░░ is an American issue ░░░░░░░░ is a bipartisan issue ░░░░░░░░ to know that one ░░░░░░░░ was put into the ░░░░░░░░ crack cocaine to cocaine ░░░░░░░░ 100 to 1 although ░░░░░░░░ is the same drug ░░░░░░░░ process differently We see ░░░░░░░░ they are targeting Yes ░░░░░░░░ was reduced to 18 ░░░░░░░░ 1 but it needs ░░░░░░░░ be 1 to 1 ░░░░░░░░ there is any quality ░░░░░░░░ throughout with mandatory or ░░░░░░░░ sentencing laws not taking ░░░░░░░░ consideration the individuals circumstances ░░░░░░░░ away the judges rights ░░░░░░░░ be able to have ░░░░░░░░ own ability to determine ░░░░░░░░ or not this person ░░░░░░░░ get those minimum It ░░░░░░░░ a big big issue ░░░░░░░░ I am so happy ░░░░░░░░ you are able to ░░░░░░░░ her story in a ░░░░░░░░ format that can get ░░░░░░░░ people s homes Because ░░░░░░░░ need to rally behind ░░░░░░░░ like kemba and Michelle ░░░░░░░░ who is currently incarcerated ░░░░░░░░ been there for over ░░░░░░░░ years on a first ░░░░░░░░ And has to life ░░░░░░░░ plus 50 years To ░░░░░░░░ change in this system ░░░░░░░░ so inaudible Inaudible This ░░░░░░░░ of women who are ░░░░░░░░ abusive situations relationships basically ░░░░░░░░ criminalized as survivors A ░░░░░░░░ bit tight to hear ░░░░░░░░ m going to ask ░░░░░░░░ to reiterate that The ░░░░░░░░ impact campaign tell us ░░░░░░░░ bit about that in ░░░░░░░░ last few minutes Of ░░░░░░░░ film using kemba s ░░░░░░░░ to help bring awareness ░░░░░░░░ someone who helped her ░░░░░░░░ she was incarcerated Michelle ░░░░░░░░ she is we are ░░░░░░░░ for clemency this year ░░░░░░░░ are pushing for President ░░░░░░░░ to grant her clemency ░░░░░░░░ are using this film ░░░░░░░░ be able to rally ░░░░░░░░ amount of support as ░░░░░░░░ got It takes a ░░░░░░░░ it takes all of ░░░░░░░░ to step up.
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