So many times we, as human beings, overlook abuse. We fail to realize the extent of how bad it can be. There are so many people who suffer from it. There are so many people who try to hide it. Those who...

Ban the Box By Demond A. Jackson The “ban the box” movement is an initiative, which urges employers to wait until employers are being interviewed or have tentative job offers before asking...

The New Jim Crow I know what its like To wear the Scarlet letter “S” And to be branded By four letters on my chest L(Leper) I(Institutionalized) F(Felon) E for everywhere I go I know what its...

Your Hands Your hands are like gold They have even touched my soul Your hands are really priceless They can give breath to the lifeless Your hands are like the sand In the hourglass of life’s command I’m...

$The Value Of Adversity$ They tell me to be real As if I should not expect to be great Pain I no longer feel I can smile in the face of hate You tell me to be realistic That some mountains are not meant...

  Justice Prolonged. For the past few weeks the unrest in the city of Baltimore has been receiving media attention. In the wake of eh murder of 25 year old Freddie Gray. Even some of eh city’s...

Love and Support By Charles Pullen I think people often under estimate the power of “Love and Support” I know I did. I’m maybe young, but my time behind these walls have taught me a whole...

Conscientious Objector Today I object With the force of all my conscience And consciousness On the second Sunday This month of May Because I love my mother everyday In each and every way Thirty-one years...

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BOSTON —Three former prison guards were indicted Thursday on involuntary manslaughter and civil rights charges in connection with the restraint death of a mentally ill inmate in 2009. Watch the report The...

Love’s In Need Of Love Today When we’ve reach a point Where those that we love the most Hurt us the most And cause us the most pain Then we must know That love’s in need of love today Just...