Walk with me, Let me take you through life through eyes of a felon. I came up in a small hood but I’ve always had big dreams. Growing up in St.louis, MO i spent majority of my youth in & out...

This piece is continuation to my poem “Maria(Stop Running Away!): Maria(The Only One Was You) All along you knew you were the only one The underground railroad’s North Star My early morning...

While mass incarceration in America is a serious issue that has not been taken lightly, people often forget that our prisoners are not the only victims of the system. Nearly 2.3 million United States...

Pharaoh’s’s Plan Just because you hate me You think I should ball up and cry Buried Me Alive Did you think I’d just crumble up and die Lock me up in a cage For over half of my life span You...

I Want To Talk About My Tears(And Why Men Don’t Cry) I want to talk about tears Why men brave macho to disguise their fears My eyes, oh how they cried When I was 20 and Grandma died I know why men...

Koch’s community activist? By Demond A. Jackson Charles Koch is building a non-profit geared toward revitalizing our communities. The organization is called “Stand Together”, currently...

    My pops has been in prison 80-percent of my life, 20 years overall now served of his current charge. This has been a huge set back for my family, especially for my mom because she’s had...

Recent events show that black lives in Ferguson, Staten Island and beyond are insecure, burdened by the police surveillance and criminal justice involvement that are most heavily concentrated in neighborhoods...

Call Me By My True Name Ropes Around my neck tight Fire to my genitals Shackles and chains Burned and hanged alive Yes I feel the flames Call Me By My True Name Of which I don’t know So I claim Arab/African...

Nocturnal Lotus I am from Flowers Watered and Nurtured not By Sun And Rain I am a Lotus Who blossoms And blooms In the healing of The nights And lights Under the gravity Of many full moons……. Halim...