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Thank You, Gavin Newsom, From a Death Row Inmate
Mar 25, 2019 In calling for a moratorium on executions, the California governor has shown tremendous moral courage. He has my eternal gratitude.
America Can’t Wipe Itself Clean of Blackface
Feb 28, 2019 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam offers a painful reminder that certain white people in this country just don’t get it, and likely never will.
Who Is Kevin Cooper?
Jan 21, 2019 After being defined by so many others in unrecognizable terms, it’s time to set the record straight.
The Books That Keep Me Alive on Death Row
Nov 8, 2018 I have been forced to live in a 4½-by-11-foot cage against my will. Only literature can offer an escape from my hellish existence.
Is America ‘Civilized’? Not as Long as It Sanctions the Death Penalty
Oct 24, 2018 The ongoing support of capital punishment belies this country’s claim to having moved past the primitive stage of human development.
The Death Penalty Is Part of Our Shared and Tortured History
Oct 3, 2018 Understanding our history in this country is important, especially in our present-day reality with Trump in the White House.
Lying With a Straight Face
Sep 3, 2018 Wrongly convicted prisoners assert their innocence, and research backs them up, yet some politicians and law enforcement officials continue to propagate lies and prop up an unjust system.
U.S. Media Do Not Give Us All Sides of the Story
Apr 10, 2018 The real news is out there to be found, and it's up to all of us to find it.
Black History Month From Death Row
Jan 31, 2018 The horrible things I suffered in 2004—when California attempted to murder me in its death chamber—should not surprise anyone. Lynchings and executions are a fact of African-American life.
2018: The Year of the Executioner?
Dec 31, 2017 Justice today is just like the justice of yesteryear, especially when it comes to the use of capital punishment.