Check out my in-depth conversation w/ Liza Jessie Peterson about her acclaimed play, The Peculiar Patriot, and powerful documentary, Angola Do You Hear Us?

We explore how Black cultural production serves as a transformative force for self-determination.

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On George Floyd’s birthday, Tuesday, October 14th, the Coalition of Concerned Mothers and families of police violence victims rallied in D.C. to demand justice and accountability.

More information regarding Ulises Peña Lopez and the circumstances of his imprisonment. For questions, please contact the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network.

Speakers included Rev. Deborah Lee, KC Mukai giving an overview of action items, and Edwin Carmona-Cruz, Co-Executive Director of the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, speaking on behalf of Ulises Peña Lopez who is currently incarcerated in ICE detention.

Dublin, CA—On April 16, 2025, Interfaith leaders and community activists gathered at the gates of FCI Dublin women's prison to reject plans to turn the facility into an ICE detention center. They called for permanent closure of the notorious prison. @detentionwatchnetwork.org

Photos by Peg Hunter

As HB 853 has a Senate hearing today, I would like to remind our audience that although Maryland had the largest free Black population in the 19th c., it currently has the highest incarceration rate for Black people, most of whom would not be imprisoned if they lived in other NATO countries.

I’m at the Russell Senate Building in Washington, D.C. covering the impact President Trump's executive order has on incarcerated transgender women being sent to male prisons. We'll be publishing a report on this soon. Stay tuned.