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Guest Writers, Hamza Franklin

If It Were You

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5 September 2023
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A poem by Ray Hamzah Franklin:
If it were you taken
From the hottest sands
Would you want this Paradise Land
That’s not his land?

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Guest Writers, Shawn Robert Johnson

The Road to Success

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5 September 2023
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A poem by Shawn Robert Johnson The road to success will inevitably call your bluffWith adversities, obstacles, and all kinds

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Ashley Hoath

I Serve My Time

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5 September 2023
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A poem by Ashely Hoath:
he society which failed me, to it I serve my time
You can capture my body, but you can’t enslave my mind

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It’s Time to End the Vax Rule for Prisoners
Guest Writers, Shakeil Price

It’s Time to End the Vax Rule for Prisoners

Eddie MaQbool
13 April 2023
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Prisoners like me are barred from the intimate family visits that are a lifeline inside — all for refusing the

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NewJerseyStatePrisonReflections
Guest Writers, Shawn Robert Johnson

WHAT DOES BLACK HISTORY MONTH MEAN TO YOU? – SOME REFLECTIONS FROM NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON

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29 March 2023
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Black History Month for me is a chance to shed the spotlight on our Black community. Every year during the

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Celebrating Women's History Month
Guest Writers, Shawn Robert Johnson

“YOU’RE A CHAMPION TO ME – A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

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29 March 2023
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On the 22nd day in 1986 it was cold night in December When you gave birth to me – as

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Guest Writers, Shawn Robert Johnson

“The Road To Success”

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17 January 2023
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The road to success will inevitably call your bluff With adversities, obstacles, and all kinds of stuff That terrain you

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Dawan Ingram, Guest Writers

“LESS LIKE YOU!”

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28 August 2022
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-By Dawan Ingram
You said I was guilty but you lied You say I am heartless yet I cry 
You say I am evil yet I do good

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The Climb
Guest Writers, Shawn Robert Johnson

“THE CLIMB”

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28 August 2022
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-By Shawn Robert Johnson
You have that dream you are dreaming where you can almost see it
However there’s a voice inside your head saying you’ll never reach it

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Prison Visit
Guest Writers, Michael J. Doce

STRICT COVID-19 REGULATIONS ON PRISON VISITS CREATE ANGT FOR FAMILIES | OPINION

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4 July 2022
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By Michael J. Doce and Tariq MaQbool

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