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Louis L. Reed

Unlocking Opportunity: How One Key Opened Prison Doors for Tens-of-Thousands.

Have you ever held a key that felt like a lifeline? That small piece of metal is more than just a tool; it’s a symbol of change and new…

6 min readAug 29, 2023

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Unlocking Opportunity: How One Key Opened Prison Doors for Tens-of-Thousands.

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Louis L. Reed

What’s in Your Wallet? Racism, If You Have a Capital One Credit Card

After recovering from a recent coronavirus hospitalization, I was online shopping at Bed Bath and Beyond, hoping to take advantage of the…

4 min readJan 12, 2022

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What’s in Your Wallet? Racism, If You Have a Capital One Credit Card

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Louis L. Reed

(the new) PTSD: Prison Traumatic Stress Disorder

As adults, after serving time behind bars, we have nightmares that make Elm Street seem like Sesame Street. The constant fear of either…

5 min readOct 31, 2020

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(the new) PTSD: Prison Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Louis L. Reed

I was almost a #BlackLivesMatter hashtag

I am a Black person who has had more than his own share of life’s challenges, some self-inflicted. But I’m more than the poor decisions I…

6 min readOct 27, 2020

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I was almost a #BlackLivesMatter hashtag

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Louis L. Reed

Get Your Foot off My Neck

16 Ways White America Can Revive Opportunities for Blacks.

9 min readJun 4, 2020

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Get Your Foot off My Neck

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Louis L. Reed

I Can’t “Keep Calm.” He Couldn’t Breathe!

Over the holiday weekend, millions of Americans emerged from our coronavirus cacoons to enjoy a sense of normalcy. We logged out of Zoom…

5 min readMay 27, 2020

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I Can’t “Keep Calm.” He Couldn’t Breathe!

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Louis L. Reed

99 Problems; Criminal Justice Reform Ain’t 1.

Trump’s Super Bowl Ad Featuring Alice Marie Johnson

4 min readFeb 4, 2020

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Louis L. Reed

Black Robes, White Justice: Does Being Black in America Justify Police Shootings?

Amadou Diallo. Sean Bell. Rekia Boyd. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. Freddie Gray. Walter Scott. Jayson…

7 min readMar 23, 2018

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Louis L. Reed

Black Robes, White Justice Part 1: The Rapper, The Republican, and Race.

As you are reading this article from the palm of your hand or on the screen of your computer, take a trip with me down memory lane. Think…

6 min readNov 23, 2017

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Black Robes, White Justice Part 1: The Rapper, The Republican, and Race.

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Louis L. Reed

Black Robes. White Justice: The Double Standard of our Criminal Justice System

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4 min readOct 11, 2017

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Black Robes. White Justice: The Double Standard of our Criminal Justice System

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Louis L. Reed

Louis L. Reed

#cut50 National Organizer| Forbes Coach| Criminal Justice Reform Strategist| Award-Winning Author| Believer www.louislreed.org

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