Expressions From Within

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African American young prisoner eats disgusting prison food from iron bowl sitting on bed in prison cell. Teenage criminal, inmate serves imprisonment term for crime in jail. Youth detention center.

The Measure of a Man

07/14/2026

The measure of a man is not based on what is in his pants, no...

Jail guard with baton looking at afro-american prisoner in cell, harassment

The Obama Effect

07/14/2026

The Obama effect is a condition that has reshaped the relations of races in America...

Inmate put on jail handcuffs waiting for trial, crime punishment, law breaking

I Was Born to

07/14/2026

I was born toWIN.......Yet bred by society to be a loser….. ©Mark Cook Thursday, March...

Two African American prisoners in orange uniforms talk. One man sits on bed, another walks in prison cell. Men serve imprisonment terms for crimes in jail, detention center or correctional facility.

M.O.T.H.S. — Must Oppose The Harsh Sentences

03/26/2026

We are the voices buried under numbers,The names turned into case files and calendars.Years stacked...