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In Solidarity With Asian Americans
Anybody of color in this country has experienced so much discrimination, so to take it out on other people is wrong. Especially, I guess, Asian people has contributed, built a railroad, who helped do what… Full Transcript
COVID-19 A Love Poem, Karma Death, And Vultures
This is, uh, Spoon Jackson, and I got this little poem I wrote about COVID-19 before I was tripping with it, and I’m still recovering from it. COVID-19. I cannot imagine keeping social distance from… Full Transcript
No Hope For Juveniles
Environments of Oppression
I join you all from the american State of Mass Incarceration, a state of poverty, oppression, environmental racism, police violence and governmental repression : it is not unlike what is happening to Brother Keziah in… Full Transcript
Letter of Thanks
“Letter of Thanks.” Dear sisters, brothers, comrades, and friends and family on a MOVE! How can I thank you? These, my words, can hardly measure the flood of love that you have radiated on my… Full Transcript
The Virus
My name is Omar Askia Ali, a.ka Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed at SCI Coal Township in Pennsylvania. The topic today is the virus. Currently, the percentage of the Coronavirus at SCI Coal Township is small.… Full Transcript
Kansas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Bill Pt. 2
This is Bilal Abdul-Salaam Bey, also known as Charley Hughes, inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. This is part two, section one of the Kansas Healthcare, Education, Rehabilitation, and Reentry Preparedness bill.… Full Transcript
Appetite for Academia
My name is Heather Jarvis, and this is called “Appetite for Academia.” According to the National Reentry Resource Center and the Vera Institute of Justice, at least 95 percent of incarcerated people will be released… Full Transcript
Introduction to Torie Chilsom
Madame Cicely Tyson
“Madame Cicely Tyson.” From the Negro stage to the glittering lights of film, the long career of Cicely Tyson radiated through lifetimes. On December 19th, 1924, Cicely Tyson was born in East Harlem and, despite… Full Transcript
A Trial That Wasn’t
“A Trial That Wasn’t.” Whole lifetimes have passed, and until recently, few have seen a presidential impeachment trial. What have we seen? We’ve seen politics at play, or as the rastas say, poly-tricks. From beginning… Full Transcript
Kansas Freedom Bill Pt. 1
This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey at the Hudson Correctional Facility. This piece is about the Kansas freedom bill called Kansas’ Healthcare, Education, Rehabilitation, and Re-entry Preparedness Bill Part 1. Section 1: be it enact a… Full Transcript
When Is A Trial Not A Trial?
“When Is A Trial Not A Trial?” A question: what happens at the beginning of a trial? The answer is simple: jury selection. Why? Because jurors decide cases, therefore special attention must be paid to… Full Transcript
People Not Pest
I’m Heather Jarvis, and this is “People Not Pest.” At 22, I was arrested and admitted into the masses of incarcerated in our country. I found my so-called [inaudible] bathroom with a burly female officer… Full Transcript
Solitary Confinement
“Solitary confinement.” I must admit during my 12 years of incarceration since the age of 16, I haven’t done much solitary confinement time in comparison to other fellow prisoners, so I didn’t rush into writing… Full Transcript
Resolutions for Kansas Part 4 & 5
This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey. also known as Charley Hughes number 96576, a prisoner at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. This concludes part four and five of the resolution for the Free Kansas movement. Part four:… Full Transcript
This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey. This piece is by Daryl Mitchell, number 114031, at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. It is called the full purpose of 22:12 Islam as presented are Daryl Mitchell. And he says… Full Transcript