WBGO reports:

Nearly 40 troubled youth from Newark and the surrounding areas recently took part in the National Day of Empathy, an initiative devoted to creating empathy for those affected by incarceration. One particular workshop allowed them to express their feelings about their experiences within the juvenile justice system through art. It’s all part of a partnership with The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Youthbuild Newark, My Brother’s Keeper, and Yendor Productions…