Messages to Incarcerated Youth
A collection of videos from celebrities talking to youth in Corrections about Hope and inspirational messages about their life experiences.
Alysia Reiner
Alysia Reiner is an American professional actress and producer best known for playing Natalie "Fig" Figueroain the Netflix comedy drama series Orange Is the New Black, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her roleas part of the ensemble cast.
Anthony Tolliver
Anthony Lamar Tolliver is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Creighton University. He went to high school at Kickapoo High School.
Asmeret Ghebremichael
Asmeret Ghebremichael is an American professional actress and singer, known for her work in Submissions Only, Legally Blonde, and The Book of Mormon. Ghebremichael made her Broadway debut in 1999 in Footloose
Bruce Bowen
Bruce Eric Bowen Jr. is an American former professional basketball player, known for playing for a number of well known teams in the NBA. Bowen graduated from Cal State Fullerton and went on to play for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers and the San Antonio Spurs.
Carl Edwards Jr.
Carl Fleming Edwards Jr. is an American professional baseball pitcher known for playing with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres. Edwards earned the nickname "The String Bean Slinger" for his skinny physique.
Charlamagne tha God
Lenard Larry McKelvey, also known as Charlamagne tha God, is an American professional radio presenter, television personality, and author. He is a co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club with DJ Envy and Angela Yee, and stars in Guy Code, Guy Court and Girl Code.
Craig Smith
Craig Smith is an American former professional basketball player known for playing in the NBA. After playing at Boston College from 2002–2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2006 NBA draft. Smith attended Worcester Academy for a year as a post-graduate student before college.
Danielle Cormack
Danielle Cormack is a professional New Zealand stage and screen actress known for her work in Shortland Street, though she is also known for her role as the Amazon Ephiny in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, Cynthia Ross in The Cult, and Shota in Legend of the Seeker.
Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly
Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly is an American professional rapper who is famous for The Lords of the Underground (L.O.T.U.G.), a hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey. The group is composed of Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly, Al'Terik "Mr. Funke" Wardrick and Bruce A. "DJ Lord Jazz" Colston.
Ed Bolian
Ed Bolian has worked in the automotive industry for the past 15 years in both entrepreneurial and traditional capacities. He is currently leading a team to build and grow a social vehicle history reporting startup called VINwiki which has a primary marketing outlet of 1 million subscribers.
Greg Oden
Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who is kown for playing college basketball at the Ohio State University for one season, during which the team was the Big Ten Champion and the tournament runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
Heather Mitts
Heather Mitts Feeley is an American former professional soccer defender who is know for playing in the WPS league. Mitts played for the University of Florida, and thereafter, she played professionally for the Philadelphia Charge, Boston Breakers, Philadelphia Independence and Atlanta Beat.
Hue Jackson
Hue Jackson is an American professional football coach who last served as the special assistant to the head coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He has also served as the head coach for the Oakland Raiders and the Cleveland Browns.
Jewell Loyd
Jewell Loyd is an American professional basketball player for Perfumerias Avenida of Spain's Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted first overall in the 2015 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm. She played at Notre Dame.
Jim L. Mora
James Lawrence Mora is an American professional football coach who was the head coach of the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. Prior to taking the job at UCLA, Mora served as a head coach in the NFL, coaching the Atlanta Falcons from 2004 to 2006 and Seattle Seahawks in 2009.
Jowell
Jowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Muñoz and Randy Ortiz. The duo have been active since the early-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton. They have released three studio albums, five mixtapes and twenty-three singles as of June 2017.
Kayla Alexander
Kayla Janine Alexander is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. When she played at Syracuse University, she was the team's all-time leader in points, blocks, field goals, free throws made, free throws attempted and games played.
Lamarr Houston
Frederick Lamarr Houston is a former American professional football outside linebacker who is known for playing in the NFL. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin.
Marcus Trufant
Marcus Lavon Trufant is a former professional American football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for Washington State University, and was chosen by the Seattle Seahawks 11th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft.
Matt Barnes
Matthew Kelly Barnes is an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the NBA. Barnes was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. He won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in his last season with the league in 2017.
Monique Billings
Monique Charice Billings is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Billings played at UCLA before she was drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Dream in the 2018 WNBA Draft.
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith, also known as Ne-Yo, is an American professional singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit "Let Me Love You". The single's successful release prompted a long-tenured recording contract.
Nolan Smith
Nolan Derek Smith is an American former professional basketball player and current director of basketball operations for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. He played college basketball for Duke before being drafted 21st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2011 NBA draft.
Rachael Adams
Rachael Alexis Adams is an American professional volleyball player, a member of the United States women's national volleyball team and Osasco Voleibol Clube. She won bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games and gold with the American team at the 2014 World Championships.
Rick Devens
Rick Devens is an American professional anchor, reporter, and producer of WGXA Morning News in Macon, GA, airing at 5:30am on ABC16 and 7 a.m. on FOX24. He also was also one of the final 5 contestants from Survivor: Edge of Extinction, the 38th season of the Survivor series.
Romekia Brown
The modeling career of Romekia Brown began with a lot of sacrice and perserverance with a seemingly neverending series of auditions. It didn't take long for all that hard work to pay off, and Rokemia Brown found herself featured in a variety of ad campaigns, runway shows, and magazine photoshoots.
Ryan Hollins
Ryan Kenwood Hollins is an American former professional basketball player and current color commentator for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He played for nine teams in 10 seasons. He played briefly in Europe before ending his career.
Ryon Healy
Ryon Cristopher Healy is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers of MLB. He has played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners. Healy enrolled at the University of Oregon, where he played as a first baseman for the Oregon Ducks.
Sandra Diaz-Twine
Sandra Diaz-Twine is a Puerto Rican American television personality who became known for her appearances on the reality game show Survivor. She won the first two seasons she appeared on, Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, making her the show's first two-time winner.
Sarah Lacina
Sarah Ann Lacina is an American police officer known for competing on the American reality show Survivor. Lacina was voted the winner of the show's 34th season, Survivor: Game Changers in 2017. She competed in Survivor: Winners at War, the show's 40th season, in 2020 where she finished fourth.
Scott Burrell
Scott David Burrell is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the men's basketball head coach at Southern Connecticut State University. He has played internationally and was also a professional baseball player.
Smush
William Henry "Smush" Parker is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association] (NBA), the NBA D-League and several leagues overseas. Parker played shooting guard in college but moved to point guard in the NBA.
Spencer Ware
Spencer Raleigh Ware III is an American football running back who played college football at LSU, and played in the 2010 U.S. Army All American Bowl. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in 2013, with whom he won Super Bowl XLVIII as a rookie.
Stefan Cleveland
Stefan Cleveland is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Cleveland spent four years at Dartmouth College playing college soccer before transferring to the University of Louisville for his senior season.
Stefan Frei
Stefan Frei is a Swiss American professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Frei has been named one of the best, or perhaps, the best goalkeeper in the MLS after the 2016 MLS Championship.
Tommy the Fishmonger
Tommy Gones is a Portuguese professional tuna fisherman. After retiring from commercial fishing, he became a fish cutter. He evolved into the role of fishmonger, becoming the seafood supplier’s public face, helping grow the brand beyond its wholesale origins.
Tommy the Fishmonger - Long
Tommy Gones is a Portuguese professional tuna fisherman. After retiring from commercial fishing, he landed a job in 2003 as a fish cutter. He evolved into the role of fishmonger, becoming the seafood supplier’s public face and helping grow the brand beyond its wholesale origins.