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CURB Fights Incarceration in California
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
02 Sep 2022
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Black Agenda Radio · CURB fights incarceration in California

Amber-Rose Howard is Executive Director of CURB, Californians United for a Responsible Budget. CURB is a Black-led coalition of 80 grassroots organizations dedicated to reducing the number of incarcerated people in that state. She joins us from Los Angeles.

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