All posts tagged "Prison"
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Personal is Political: The Other Girl: How I Found Feminism When My Mother Went to Prison
I was only 15 when it happened, but it took years for me to understand that other girls weren’t interested in hearing about my hurt....
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Mumia: Vulnerability and Hope
By Jessica Millward I began writing to Mumia Abu-Jamal in December 2011 while he was in the liminal space between Death Row at...
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Ona Move!: A Conversation With Pam Africa and Ramona Africa
By Jamila K. Wilson As an activist in Philadelphia, I have been mentored by Pam and Ramona Africa of the MOVE family. They are...
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How to Build a Prison (a poem)
By Quincy Scott Jones for Philadelphia, USA 1. Always hated that building and never knew why The one right before the on-ramp for...
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What Will It Take to Free Our Political Prisoners?
By Liz Derias The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), a revolutionary organization based in the u.s. that fights to uphold the self-determination and the human...
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The Visits: A Love Note for Brothers Inside
By Breea C. Willingham The 5 ½ hour drive to Hunlock Creek, PA is always filled with conflicting emotions. I’m excited about seeing my brother,...
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Mad Science or School-to-Prison? Criminalizing Black Girls
High stakes test question: A female science student conducts an experiment with chemicals that explodes in a classroom, causes no damage and no injuries. Who...
