Spoken Word · 6:45

Tell Me One Truth About Prison

James Adrian + Ojore

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Multidisciplinary · Interview

Kushawn — “See something better beyond myself”

Kushawn

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Visual Art · Interview

Johnny VP — “Things I never intended it to be”

Johnny Van Patten

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Multidisciplinary · Interview

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Multidisciplinary · Interview

Cozine W. — “You never feel like you shouldn't have come.”

Cozine Welch

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Cozine Welch

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James Adrian

Spoken Word

Johnetta S.

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Kushawn

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Ojore

Spoken Word

Shelly Lyons-Mac

Multidisciplinary

Tore P.

Multidisciplinary

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