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IT’S MONDAY
-By Raymond “Hamzah” Franklin
It’s Monday. I know it’s Monday because Monday’s lunch is always hotdogs. And guess what was served today? Shriveled, barely boiled, pink with little hints of green…hotdogs.
FROM A FALLEN
-By Paul Reid
Prison life is a serious thing – not just the circumcision from life, as we know it, but by the boundaries of how the entire family dynamic suffers a massive fracture by an individual’s incarceration.
DENIED – APPLY AT A LATER DATE
-By Santise “San Man” Robinson
I recently applied for a pardon. But, I wasn’t afforded an opportunity to speak to the decision makers. Let me share with you what I wanted to convey:
I RISE STILL
-By Kory “Hussain” McClary
Even after all of the transgression and oppression
I CRY WHEN I SLEEP
-By Kory ” Hussain” McClary
I didn’t know you can cry in ya’ sleep
WE WILL BREATHE AGAIN
-By Sharif Brocking-Ton-Torres
What were my feelings when I saw George Floyd getting murdered?
PLEASE I CAN’T BREATHE! DON’T KILL ME
-By Anthony Peoples
I paused and held my breath as I watched the murder of Mr. George Floyd on my 13 inch television screen.