Super Soul Special: Bryan Stevenson: The Power of Mercy and Forgiveness

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4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Original Air Date: June 6, 2018 Oprah sits down with Bryan Stevenson, the law professor, civil rights attorney and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who shares why he has dedicated his life to giving a voice to incarcerated men and women. Bryan has spent more than three decades challenging poverty and racial discrimination within the criminal justice system. He explains why he believes we are not fully evolved as human beings until we care about universal human rights and basic dignity. Bryan has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners and confronting abuse of the incarcerated. Bryan also discusses his New York Times best-selling book, "Just Mercy," his views on the death penalty, and the transformative power of mercy and forgiveness. Next week, be sure to download Oprah's two-part podcast interview with one of Bryan Stevenson's most extraordinary clients, Anthony Ray Hinton, a man who wrongfully spent 30 years on death row until Bryan helped him win his freedom. Anthony's new memoir about his experience in prison, "The Sun Does Shine," was just selected for Oprah's Book Club.

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0:00.0	In celebration of Black History Month, Hyundai is proud to support the own network.
0:04.8	Have you ever thought about your car personality?
0:07.6	What's your vibe?
0:08.9	Do you like the classic fully-gas-powered engine?
0:11.6	Are you a best-of-both-world type?
0:13.6	Driving on battery power while keeping gas on reserve?
0:17.2	Or are you more inclined to choose a convenient hybrid ride?
0:20.1	Whichever you're by, there's a Hyundai Tucson to match,
0:23.3	and a powertrain to get you there.
0:25.7	Okay, Hyundai!
0:27.3	Visit HyundaiUSA.com to learn more about the 2023 Hyundai Tucson.
0:32.6	The 2023 Tucson Plug-in Hybrid is only sold in California, Colorado, Connecticut,
0:38.2	Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
0:44.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey.
0:46.3	Welcome to SuperSoul Conversations, the podcast.
0:50.7	I believe that one of the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time.
0:56.2	Taking time to be more fully present.
0:59.8	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right now.
1:08.4	Brian Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative.
1:13.5	It's a non-profit law firm in Montgomery, Alabama.
1:16.8	For more than three decades, Brian has worked tirelessly
1:20.2	to defend those who've been wrongly accused, denied justice, or shown no mercy.
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