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Oakland ‘raptivist’ hopes to shift false narratives of the Black community

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Relationships, uncertainty, and asking for help: Q&A with writer and activist Mia Birdsong

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Prioritizing healing through art during COVID-19: Q&A with cultural architect Damon Turner

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The role of art and music during a pandemic: Q&A with Grammy-nominated artist Nana Kwabena

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New PBS documentary, ‘Bedlam,’ spotlights how people with mental illness are funneled into prisons

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Q&A: Author Samantha Irby talks middle age, hand soap, and loving Judge Mathis

by Cynthia Greenlee April 8th, 2020March 18th, 2021
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Per(Sister) exhibit highlights the stories of incarcerated women in Louisiana through art and sound

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From #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen to ‘Hood Feminism’: A Q&A with author Mikki Kendall

by Cynthia Greenlee March 2nd, 2020March 18th, 2021
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How a hip-hop artist and a dancer are using art to reform the L.A. jail system

by Chanté Griffin February 27th, 2020April 14th, 2022
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Ten years later, ‘The New Jim Crow’ continues to reshape the way we organize around criminal justice

by Carolyn Copeland January 6th, 2020March 19th, 2021

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