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Go On
Spoon Jackson
My name is Spoon Jackson in that New Folsom Prison. And the title of the poem I’m reading is “Go On.” I cannot go on like this, but I will go on, on and on… Full Transcript
Acceptance
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMS Vacaville, “Acceptance.” Currently where I am and who I am, I’m not accepted for anything. Being a trans woman in a man’s prison, I’m not entitled to acceptance. The reality of acceptance… Full Transcript
Prisoner Blues
Christian Weaver
My name’s Christian Weaver. I’m calling from Mountain City, TN, contributing to the Cruel, Not Unusual Enough audiobook, and the name of my poem, the first poem, is “Prison blues.” You don’t know loneliness until… Full Transcript
Peace, Love and Joy
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMS Vacaville, “Peace, Love, and Joy.” At Christmas time, when everyone talks about peace and joy and the love of family, I’m reminded daily how the struggles people face over addiction, violence, and… Full Transcript
The Art of Political Activism
The Cost of Loss
Interview with Khalfani Malik Khaldun
A Little Help
Labels
The Lives That Matter
Gloria Cheeks, 1938-2016
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Her name was Gloria, and if you knew her, you knew she was a special person. She was a woman who didn’t bite her tongue. If she dug you, you knew it. If she didn’t,… Full Transcript
I Can’t Imagine
Prince a Musical Revolutionary
Mumia Abu-Jamal
He was not to my liking when he first burst on the scene. He was, quite frankly, too pretty. But Prince was not to be denied. According to one article, he was a youth when… Full Transcript
Beauty in cell bars. We locked ourselves up. Not because of the bars and steel that surrounds us. Not because life doesn’t bend to our every whim. But because of the projections we placed onto… Full Transcript