Whatever happened to Obama?Oh, tell me, please, Mama, whatever happened to Barack Obama? They said he was so hated ‘cuz he see us liberated. Well, there’s still no money in your purse, and since he… Full Transcript
Texas inmates murdered, prison officials guilty, officials deny immolations, The Virginia Defender’s, Demetrius Wallace testimony, VA Director lies, no newspaper retraction, goverment controlled media The Richmond Times Dispatch enables prison officials to lie big to… Full Transcript
In a random survey, Virginia prisoners call for shutting down Red Onion/Wallens Ridge State Prisons. On January 17, 2025, I spoke with Phil Wilayto, the editor of The Virginia Defender newspaper. As many know, Phil… Full Transcript
My name is Raymond White, and the poem that I will be reciting for you guys today is titled “And I Will Still Be Holding You”. This poem speaks to the nature of humankind, The… Full Transcript
How do you create an institution that dehumanizes, incarcerates and destroys the soul of tens of thousands of people? How do you do that? You don’t undo that by, in your last week, giving more… Full Transcript
It is a wonderful and joyful thing to hear that Leonard Peltier will now spendhis last days outside of the iron cage, that iron cage that held him for almostfive decades. He will breathe the… Full Transcript
On Jan 17, 2025 I spoke with Phil Wilayto, the editor of the Virginia Defender newspaper. As many know, Phil supported and endorsed the call to shut down Virginia’s remote and notoriously racist and abusive… Full Transcript
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson It’s really common sense that those in power, who abuse power, will resist and attempt to suppress those who expose their abuses. The head of the Virginia prison system, director Chadwick… Full Transcript
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Let me paint a picture for you. In this case art doesn’t merely imitate reality, it captures it. SLAVE LABOR IN VIRGINIA PRISONS In Va, prisoners are paid pennies per hour… Full Transcript
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson When you combine an attention-seeking and drama-prone white woman who has a racist sense of entitlement over people of color with a hip shooting occupation that routinely captures, beats and lynches… Full Transcript
When the U. S. government brought charges against the Black Liberation group known as the Uhuru House and its movement, the African Peoples Socialist Party, FBI agents raided homes and offices of its leaders and… Full Transcript
My name is Mr. Eddy Treadwell. I’m at Michigan prison, Brooks Correctional Facility, and I would just want to speak a little bit briefly about the need to be free from prison. I know freedom… Full Transcript
Larry Stromberg, from SCI Phoenix, and I’m going to perform, read my poem called “Prison Shell Shock.” Prison Shell Shock Guilty and broken, Freezing trauma. I’ve been locked away for decades. Some say I deserve… Full Transcript
How are you all doing out there, fellow citizens and travelers? This is Faluch Bigsby. Today, I want to ask you, is it conspiracy or fact? You tell me. There’s a lot of you that… Full Transcript
My Final Journey I’m strapped to a gurney for my final journey for all to see. Premeditated homicide is what it will be. Now the liquid will flow through the IV below. My eyes will… Full Transcript
Sally O’Brien, a radio reporter for New York’s public radio WBAI FM, has given her final broadcast. In 1988 she began her signature show Where We Live, often co-hosted with Black Liberationist Safia Bukhari, herself… Full Transcript
Hello. My name is David Annarelli, Virginia Department of Corrections, number 1853637. This piece is entitled “All on the Record”. On September 24, 2016, I was the victim of Floyd County Deputy Alicia Akers, who… Full Transcript
As we look at this world, as the new year dawns, we must admit that the world is on the march, and if we’re honest it’s a march to the right. Why is this so?… Full Transcript
Okay, this is Larry Stromberg, and today I’m going to perform my poem called “Caged.” Caged, frozen as the world spins.Caged for all my sins.Incarceration has consumed my soul,I’m living in the regretful hole.Endured the… Full Transcript
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