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Jun 2, 2020 · In the film, Michael B. Jordan plays attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, who helps a character played by Jamie Foxx. It’s based on Stevenson’s 2014 memoir “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption,” one of the books that has rocketed to the top of best-seller lists as protests have swept the country.
The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) was founded in 1989 in Montgomery, Alabama, by attorney Bryan Stevenson, who has served as the organization's executive director ever since. Stevenson has been working on Alabama defense cases since 1989 for the Southern Center for Human Rights and was director of its center for Alabama operations. As of 2022 ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Jay Kimberley, April 9, 2024. Bryan Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director of the Montgomery, Alabama based Equal Justice Initiative. He is a multi-award-winning lawyer, author, public speaker, and advocate for justice system reform, and has argued five cases in front of the Supreme Court - winning favorable judgements in all but one.
Watch True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality (HBO) An intimate profile of pioneering lawyer/activist Bryan Stevenson, who has dedicated his life to fighting for equality in the criminal-justice system, while advocating for a movement to reconcile the past in order to claim a brighter American future.
Nov 27, 2023 · 0:00. 0:47. Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, is renowned as a lawyer, human rights activist, author and speaker. He is also a Delaware native. Based ...
Mar 19, 2024 · “An intimate portrait of Alabama public interest attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who for more than three decades has advocated on behalf ...
Apr 21, 2016 · Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, has found his path as a public interest attorney routinely challenging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. His organization works to eliminate unfair and excessive sentencing, helps exonerate innocent death row prisoners and brings to light the ...
