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The article offers the information on the Activist lawyer Bryan Stevenson on the increase in the racism in United States. Topics discussed including the home of Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederacy; the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, where the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. presided between 1954 and 1960; and King entering the city at the head of a black voters' rights march in 1965.

The article investigates the devastating effects of mandatory sentencing for nonviolent drug-related crimes with exemplifying a case of Cynthia shank who was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Topics discussed includes the realities of mandatory minimum sentencing; story of shank as depicted in the film "The Sentence" directed by Rudy Valdez; and introduction of Mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent cocaine and marijuana crimes as part of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986.

The article presents an interview with American actress Melissa McCarthy who discusses various topics including her portrayal of the late author and literary forger Lee Israel in the motion picture "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" directed by Marielle Heller. According to the article, Lee was arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1990s. Lee's memoir is also assessed.

An interview with transgender television producer Janet Mock is presented. Topics of the interview include her reason for criticizing the documentary film "Paris Is Burning," the appreciation from the transgender community for the television series she produced "Pose," and how she works with the show's creator Ryan Murphy.