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The Release of Brittney Griner
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My inmate number is ND7568. I’m calling this piece, “The Release of Brittney Griner.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. WNBA superstar Brittney Griner is a WNBA Champion… Full Transcript
The Question of Violence
Sergio Hyland
What’s up everybody. It’s Uptown Serg. I want to address the question of violence. Nobody can question whether or not the great city of Philadelphia is still in the thick of a gun violence epidemic.… Full Transcript
Reducing Gun Violence
Sergio Hyland
Sup everybody. It’s Uptown Serg. I got another one for you right now. Last year, Philly’s gun violence epidemic pushed the homicide rate to new heights. Nobody seems to be safe from becoming a potential… Full Transcript
What Victims Want
Terri Harper
“What Victims Want.” Anyone in our times that believes in forgiveness has undoubtedly wondered what victims want. I have, and with every heinous crime reported on one, my desire for insight grows. You assume that… Full Transcript
August 8th
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Early morning. A time of rest, quiet and repose. On August 8th, 1978, only the early birds in search of worms were stirring. Also, cops assembled, heavily armed. They attacked the MOVE House in Powelton… Full Transcript
Duplicitous Batts II Decision
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
On June 26, 2017, in a unanimous decision to bamboozle the public in the Batts II case, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices have released another duplicitous ruling against the fair and humane sentencing of children… Full Transcript
Trump Conspiring
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Trump Conspiring to Incarcerate Former President Barack Obama,” by Shakaboona. In the wake of Trump’s Russia scandal to influence the 2016 United States presidential elections, President Trump made a series of unsubstantiated claims and tweets… Full Transcript
Hi. This is Larry Stromberg and I’m incarcerated at SCI Phoenix, and I’m gonna do a poem called Drowning. Drowning It’s a hell of a thing when you can’t breathe anymore. Think about George Floyd… Full Transcript