As the majority of Americans have cashed their stimulus checks, incarcerated citizens are burdened under the weight of new restrictions along with mounting telecom and mailing costs for staying connected with loved ones throughout the pandemic. In May I wrote an article listing reasons, Why People in Prison Should Recieve stimulus money. That following October […]
Critiquing Bob Barker Institutional Supply Company Retired American game show host and Washington State born Bob Barker, is one of the most recognizable names on daytime television, most known for his role hosting the longest running game-time television show in North America. The Price is Right was first filmed with Barker as its new star […]
As an ignorant US born person, an ongoing war in a foreign land felt like the unfortunate repercussion of my citizenship. While captive in this mindset, foreign regions promoted in corporate media stories as terror threats were represented as “places of endless war”. This is the position that the Middle East holds for many, but […]
I avoided going to the place that one has to be in order to do the research and reflection required to write this piece. My passion for umoja pushed me to love enough to share through my fear. Now that we as a community have felt the impact of judicial validation, we realize that a […]
I was never excited about the Joe Biden’s potential election, not during his initial run or especially after his selection of Kamala Harris as his VP. Prior to their political union I advocated against their federal leadership as early as when they ran competing presidential campaigns. Biden Bills are stained with stench of mass incarceration. […]
The Contrast Between Civil Unrest and Insurrection In every area of life from personal to organizational, I’m blessed to say that 2020 was extremely fulfilling for myself and SawariMedia. I can’t deny the fact that globally widespread illness and loss have been devastating for many, but with that understanding; What can I say about 2020 […]
I’m deeply concerned to be one of the minority group that didn’t jump for joy, break into tears or feel any sense of cultural accomplishment with the announcement of the presidential elect Biden- Harris administration. Rather than feel any significant gain, it’s as if I was watching my worst nightmare while people were cheering in […]
Trump Missed A Valuable Opportunity to Burn Biden and Open Voters’ Eyes, Here’s How During every debate I’m the person waiting to hear about each candidate’s plan to decarcerate the United States. Unfortunately, there’s never a direct question about improving prison conditions, ending prison slavery or addressing mass incarceration. However, during this second round; moderated […]
On May 11th, while thousands of people were cashing their stimulus checks, I published an article on SawariMedia about why People in Prison Should Receive Stimulus Money. The reasons, in my eyes, were obvious: people in prison make cents to the dollar (if anything) hourly for the work that they do if they are able […]
Leaders weren’t bread for social isolation or sensory deprivation, but this is the fate that many outspoken leaders from throughout the earlier years of the Black Liberation Movement are suffering at the hands of prison and political officials who’ve condemned them to captivity in the United States’ Departments of Korrections. These leaders who have been […]