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Barbie Movie Controversy
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
The title of this piece is “The Barbie Movie Controversy.” This is Kenjuan Congo Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. There’s a lot of controversy surrounding the Barbie movie. Some say it’s… Full Transcript
Women’s History Month
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My email address is kjcongo@yahoo.com. My Instagram is @kjcongothree. My inmate number is ND7568. This Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. The title of this piece is “Women’s History Month:”… Full Transcript
Further Discrimination Against Trans folks
Bambi Nicole King
Hi, this is Bambi again. I just wanted to call in and record some things. I haven’t really called you guys in a while. There’s been a lot of things that I’ve been going through,… Full Transcript
Conditions at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility
Auroniece Jackson
Okay. My name is Aroniece Jackson. My inmate number is 863752. I’m calling you pertaining to the things that’s going on in the prison. It’s overcrowded. Officers are corrupted. Mold in every unit. It’s unbearable… Full Transcript
Women Are Different
Heather Jarvis
My name is Heather Jarvis, and this is “Women Are Different.” I sat on my bunk anticipating the morning supply drop along with the rest of the women in my dorm. It was that time… Full Transcript
Social Insecurity Number
Gregory Kinnard
My name is Gregory Kinnard, uh, I go by the book author, music artist, and movie screenwriter name “Promise.” This is a piece from my book, self-help non-fiction, titled “Social Insecurity Number.” This is the… Full Transcript
Why White Supremacy Means White Male Supremacy
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Why white supremacy means white male supremacy.” When Donald Trump lamented at the loss of one of his employees’ career, a bomb of females protest erupted, for he not surprisingly ignored the suffering of his… Full Transcript
The Rise That Couldn’t Be
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The rise that couldn’t be.” In 1952, a political scientist named Richard Hofstadter published a book that would become a classic, The Paranoid Style in American Politics. In the preface, former U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower… Full Transcript
Power of Law and Sex
Mumia Abu-Jamal
A powerful political figure asks several of his female staffers a favor: “Can either of you gals have my baby? Don’t worry — I’m willing to pay y’all…” In an era in which sexual harassments,… Full Transcript
Rape Nation
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Rape Nation.” Let me ask you something: is it something in the water? In the last few days, we’ve seen more shocks than an electric eel. Women are popping up like dandelions after a summer… Full Transcript
Not The Last Days Of The Republic
Kenneth Hartman
These are not the last days of the republic. It seems I’m having a lot of conversations with otherwise rational people that quickly slip into an irrational “these are the last days of the republic”… Full Transcript
Women’s March
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Let’s face it. President Trump’s entire presidential election campaign was so mysogynistic, sexist, anti-choice, and anti-women’s rights, that women of America had no other option but to fight back against what can only be called… Full Transcript
The Greatest American Hypocrisy
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Good morning. My name is brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun. I am calling from in Indiana Department of Corrections, Wabash Valley Corrrectional Facility, and this is the greatest American hypocrisy, all power to the people. Since… Full Transcript
“Tears & a Smile”
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Tears and a smile. For many across America, the presidential election has left them distraught, awash with anxiety, fear, and dread. It seems surreal. A candidate caught on tape saying what he said, who launched… Full Transcript
A Conversation The Morning After
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Noelle: Yeah, I didn’t have one drop of liquor cause I was too- I was just like, I only drink when I’m happy. Mumia: What the hell is this? Noelle: Oh my God. He was… Full Transcript
The Cost of Loss
Donald Trump: Genius or Idiot?
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Shakaboona from SCI Rockview. “Donald Trump, Genius or Idiot?” Many political pundits were in awe of how Donald Trump manipulated the media like a maestro to have his message delivered and face plastered on every… Full Transcript
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
Why Black and Latino Americans Won’t Vote for Trump or the Republican Party
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Lets face some truths here, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has an image problem of being racist, xenophobic, sexist, and a politically unpolished blabbering brute. Trump represents everything that is wrong with the Republican Party.… Full Transcript
Our worst mistake does not define who we are. I’ve heard this time and time again in counseling and recovery, but I think it’s true for all of us. Think about it. Do you want… Full Transcript