On today's episodes, The Women Relief Initiative Non-Profit Organization talks about what period poverty is and what we all could do on our behalf to end this issue once and for all! Join us as we discuss how this matter is an inequality within our societies that has been ignored for many centuries! 

Special Thanks To The Women Relief Initiative for taking the time to educate us about period poverty! Stay connected with this organization on their social media platforms:

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Their website: http://www.womensrelief.net/ 

Representatives from WRI: 

Kadija Balde- Vice President: Director of Marketing 

Mamadou Balde: President: Director of International Affairs and Resource Outreach 

This episode on the Real Deal it gets realer than real! Join us as we talk directly to Michael Clifton, a 41 year old African American, about his 98 prison sentence within one of Colorado Maximum Enclosed Prisons. Clifton describes a little bit about himself as well as life before his big case that he now faces. 

Clifton and his fellow co-defendant committed two robberies on the same day within the year of 1998. One robbery took place during the morning at a local Blockbuster Video store and the second one occurred in the evening at a local Hollywood Video store. Even though this was Clifton's first time getting in trouble as an adult, his co-defendant and Clifton was found guilty & convicted for two counts of kidnapping, burglary, and the crime of violence. During this time in America, harsher sentences were given to people who committed non harmful or minor crimes. Therefore, since Clifton was charged for a crime of violence, the minimum sentence for this charge was 98 years which Clifton received as a 19 year old. 

As we are currently going through this pivotal time in America where race relations are a hot topic right now as the Black Lives Matter Movement exploded over the current events surrounding police brutality, it's just as important to educate ourselves about the injustices that occurs in judicial systems and criminal justice systems here in America. African Americans faces many kinds of oppressions within the prison system and outside of it as well. 

To learn more about the case of Michael Clifton here are some helpful links you could use as resources: 

Michael Clifton's Gofundme Page 

Michael Clifton's Freedom Petition 

Michael Clifton's Facebook Page 

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE CORRUPTED SYSTEM EPISODE SERIES TUNE IN FOR MORE ABOUT MICHAEL CLIFTON'S LIFE CHANGING STORY!

During these uncertain times it's imperative to know WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN OUR PAST TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OUR COUNTRY. That's why we bringing it to light here on the Real Deal!

On this episode of the Real Deal Podcast with special guest, Breanna J.,  we dive into the uncomfortable conversation of the organization, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to discuss their place in our country, socially and politically. With the given affairs of social injustices among minority races, it's important to analyze EVERY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR that has led to this systematic racism we are still facing in 2020.

Listen to this episode to hear our thoughts and perspectives on systematic racism. After this episode, you would hopefully understand why it's so important to educate YOURSELF about the events that have occured in the past and currently.

Special Guest: Breanna J.

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