Vivian Nixon's guest appearances

Vivian Nixon

Decarcerated

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Making Space the Show with C. Nicole Mason

Donna Hylton

Shaka Senghor

Michelle Jones

john a. powell

Marlon Peterson

Juan Gonzalez

Desmond Meade

Lucinda Cross

Coss Marte

Mike McCullough

Suge Knight

Eddy Zheng

Phillip Atiba Goff

Tim Wise

Chris Wilson

OwlTail

On this episode of Making Space, Vivian Nixon, Executive Director of the College Community Fellowship in New York City, helps us to understand the power of education to transform the lives of formerly incarcerated women and their families. We also discuss who should be leading the movement, and whose voices should be centered in policy conversations around reform efforts. Take a listen.

Beyond Bars: A Conversation with Vivian Nixon, Criminal Justice Reform Crusader  

Michelle Obama

In this episode Vivian Nixon speaks about her experiences with substance misuse, to being a leader amongst men, to hanging out with Michelle Obama and Oprah. Vivian Nixon is Executive Director of College and Community Fellowship, an organization committed to removing barriers to higher education for women with criminal record histories and their families. She is a Columbia University Community Scholar and a recipient of the John Jay Medal for Justice, the Ascend Fellowship at the Aspen Institute, and the Soros Justice Fellowship. She is a co-founder of the Education from the Inside Out Coalition, an effort to increase access to higher education for justice-involved students, and an advisor to JustLeadershipUSA.   Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson / @HOLLA_Us Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe

In this episode Vivian Nixon speaks about her experiences with substance misuse, to being a leader amongst men, to hanging out with Michelle Obama and Oprah. Vivian Nixon is Executive Director of <a href="http://www.collegeandcommunity.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">College and Community Fellowship</a>, an organization committed to removing barriers to higher education for women with criminal record histories and their families. She is a Columbia University Community Scholar and a recipient of the John Jay Medal for Justice, the Ascend Fellowship at the Aspen Institute, and the Soros Justice Fellowship. She is a co-founder of the <a href="http://www.eiocoalition.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Education from the Inside Out Coalition</a>, an effort to increase access to higher education for justice-involved students, and an advisor to JustLeadershipUSA. Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson / @HOLLA_Us Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe

Vivian Nixon: A Journey from Drugs & Prison to Oprah & Michelle Obama

<a href="http://safeplaceonrace.com/shows/fpatrick.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Fred Patrick</a>

Fred Patrick, Project Director, VERA Institute of Justice and Vivian Nixon, Executive Director of College and Community Fellowship