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National Disaster and Prisoners
Good evening. My name is Charles Karim Diggs. Once again, I’m at Graterford prison in Pennsylvania. My number is AK7945. I want to talk about, uh, the, the hurricane that’s going on in the country… Full Transcript
White Supremacy
My name is Charles Karim Diggs. My subject today is white supremacy. I think first we have to understand this country was founded by white males, and all the laws, rules, and customs was put… Full Transcript
The Battles of History
The events surrounding Charlottesville, Virginia have a resonance far beyond the borders of Old Dominion. Even though they began as a strictly local affair, they quickly assumed a national character, because this strictly local event… Full Transcript
Public Health
My name is Charles Karim Diggs, calling from, uh, Pennsylvania, Graterford prison. And, uh, this additional, uh, topic I would like to talk about public health. There is a public health problem in America, which… Full Transcript
The National Disease of America
Don’t Get Trapped
This is Wilbert Sanders, also known as Jazz the Poet with one I called “Don’t Get Trapped.” Since music calms the savage beast, let’s compose a song with lyrics so strong, violence actually comes to… Full Transcript
Lifers Do Better On Parole
Statistics show that 85 to 90 percent of those incarcerated are in prison for economically related crimes, mostly due to poverty and lack of education and lack of employable skills. Moreover, the recidivism rate among… Full Transcript
Educated in Hell, The Imprisonment of Lorenzo Cat Johnson
“Educated in Hell: The Imprisonment of Lorenzo Cat Johnson.” He was barely 20 when he was in prison by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, sent to prison on a trumped-up murder charge, sentenced to life on… Full Transcript
Fidel 1926-2016
Fidel Castro, 1926 to 2016. Viva Fidel. Fidel Castro, father of the 1959 Cuban revolution, has died after 90 years of a life of rebellion and resistance. That this bold revolutionary figure lived as long… Full Transcript
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Juvenile Lifer Project: Symbol without Substance
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in Miller v. Alabama and Montgomery v. Louisiana, the PDOC Secretary John Wetzel has implemented the Juvenile Lifer Project (JLP) for the child lifers in the State prison system,… Full Transcript
My name is Charles Karim Diggs. I’m calling from, uh, Pennsylvania Graterford state prison, and the, uh, topic for my, uh, little essay here is, uh, “Are We Letting a Great Moment Vanish?” This nation… Full Transcript