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Is There a Fear To Love?
Charles Karim Diggs
Charles Karim Diggs, and I’m calling from Pennsylvania, Graterford. And, uh, my, uh, title for the subject tonight is, “Is There a Fear to Love?” You may ask yourself, what does love have to do… Full Transcript
Street Combatant to Servant of the People
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello. My name is brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun, Indiana political prisoner. I am calling from Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. This is a piece called “From Organizational Street Combatant to Revolutionary Servant of the People,” by… Full Transcript
On Parole For Lifers
Omar Askia Ali
My name is, uh, Omar Askia Ali, aka Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed in Coal Township in Pennsylvania. I’m speaking about parole eligibility for life-sentence prisoners in the state of Pennsylvania. There is a dire need… Full Transcript
Loving Day
Bryant Arroyo
“Landmark of Love: Loving v. Virginia.” In 1967, United State Supreme Court civil rights decision Loving v. Virginia set the precedent for interracial constitutional love. The background on loving is the family name of Mildred… Full Transcript
Beauty in Cell Bars
Spoon Jackson
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
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
The Lives That Matter
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMF Vacaville, G01271. “The Lives That Matter.” Just as Marvin Gaye said in his song, “What’s Going On–” “We’ve got to find a way to bring some love in here today.” When do… Full Transcript
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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
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, “I Can’t Imagine.” I can’t imagine how it would feel to be whole, to feel as if I am equal to everyone around me. I can’t imagine to be able to walk down… Full Transcript
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
You Can’t Bully Me
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn. “You Can’t Bully Me.” Why do you bully me? Is it because I’m smart, funny, Or because I have red hair?Is it because I love everyone And you are filled with hate? Why… Full Transcript
Hi, this is Terri Harper calling from SCI Muncy in Pennsylvania. This piece is about a conversation that I had with one of my sisters about how I am looked upon as a woman who… Full Transcript