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The Circle of Understanding
Danita Corbin
Today my topic is: The circle of understanding- Danita Corbin’s life. My life started with faith, which is the most important foundation in my life. My mother raised my two sisters and I up in… Full Transcript
My Siblings Death
Larry Stromberg
Hey, this is Larry Stromberg. Today’s poem is called My Siblings Death. It’s in memory of my brother Sean, my sister Diane and my sister Michelle. My Siblings Death I remember their smiles from the… Full Transcript
Today’s Yesterday
Raymond White
This is your current contributor, by the name Raymond White; poet, writer, artist. Please share this very special poem I wrote for everyone who suffered the tragic disasters that the LA county wildfires caused. Today’s… Full Transcript
The Strongest People Are Those Who Don’t Give Up When They Lose
Faluch Bigsby
Greetings. How y’all doing today? This is Faluch Bigsby. I want to start with a quote from somebody here at the prison, Ms. Robinson: “The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the… Full Transcript
Apologies
Eddy Treadwell
Hello, how you doing today? This is Eddie Treadwell. I’m incarcerated here at Michigan Prison at Brooks Correctional Facility. I’ve been here for 34 years now. Individual robbed and killed my brother, and basically tried… Full Transcript
I Knew You
Spoon Jackson
Because I knew you. Before you were one word like Ali, Elvis, or Madonna, I knew you way back when the land was still icey and the wind was still heavy with dragons and other… Full Transcript
Free Dontie Mitchell: More Clemency
Dontie Mitchell
“#FreeDontieMitchell: More Clemency.” Once again, Governor Cuomo has passed me over for clemency, and many other deserving men and women who have more than paid their debt to society, but have been in prison excessively… Full Transcript
The Cost of Loss
16. Mother Loss
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Relatively tall, mountainous cheek bones, dimples like donuts and skin the color of Indian corn. She left life in the South for what was then the promised land up North. Although she lived, loved, raised… Full Transcript
Today I’d like to share that on February the 8th, I’ll be incarcerated 40 years. I grew up from the age 21 to soon-to-be 62. That number 40 is weighing on me pretty heavy because… Full Transcript