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Spreading Hope to Those Deemed Hopeless

06/28/2017

Still half-asleep, I woke up at 4 a.m. to hit the highway for a four-hour drive. I had retired from “moving weight” (selling drugs) to moving words—ones of experience and inspiration. I was headed back to prison. I had a conversation with my mom the night before about me going “back to prison.” After her initial gasp, she hit me with the Haitian-mom "umpf," showing her concern and doubt, punctuated by "m ap priye pou ou." I told her I'm praying for me too. As a formerly incarcerated inmate

From Prison Cells to Ph.D.: Felony Disenfranchisement and My Voting Rights

I once waited at the polls for three long hours while a nice little old lady called every public official in the state of Missouri to try and help this excited young man vote in the Obama 2012 election. I knew I was a “convicted felon,” and I knew I could not vote. But, like many other things in my life, I thought, Hey, what does it hurt to give it a try? Twenty-plus calls later, an answer came direct from the governor’s office: This nice old white lady, who was pushing 90 years old easily,

From Prison Cells to PhD Blog

Spreading Hope to Those Deemed Hopeless

From Prison Cells to Ph.D.: Felony Disenfranchisement and My Voting Rights

Spreading Hope to Those Deemed Hopeless

From Prison Cells to PhD

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