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Free Minds Celebrates Congressman John Lewis Fellowship

On July 17, Free Minds staff, Poet Ambassadors, and friends gathered at Pepco Edison Place Gallery to celebrate the new Free Minds Congressman John Lewis Fellowship.

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Heather Heyer

By KW

Your mother put it best,
“They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what?
You just magnified her”
You can rest assured, Heather, I will never forget you
My expression when speaking of you will always show
How much I respect the stance you took against divisiveness
How you truly are a Hero and Champion of the people...

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In The Press

Federal prisons abruptly cancel policy that made it harder, costlier for inmates to get books (The Washington Post)

A Criminal Past, An Unwritten Future (The Atlantic)

‘Our Minds Are Still Free:’ These Former Prisoners Find Strength Through Poetry (WAMU 88.5)

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