Free Minds Poets in Tacenda Literary Magazine
On Thursday, March 27th, several Free Minds members were recognized at the annual BleakHouse Publishing Awards Ceremony. BleakHouse Publishing is an independent, non-profit press dedicated…
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Free Minds had the privilege of participating in a collaborative photography project called Windows from Prison, directed by photographer Mark Strandquist. In April, several of…
Read More → about this topic“A Wonderfully Moving Experience”
In April, the Free Minds Outreach Team took the On the Same Page program to the University of DC David A. Clarke School of Law.
Read More → about this topicCelebrating our Free Minds Apprentices
Two Free Minds Reentry Support members (former Book Club members who are now home from prison), Anthony and Delonte, have just completed the Free Minds…
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On March 31, Free Minds and the PEN/Faulkner Foundation hosted the second annual poetry reading and community dialogue at the Hill Center at the Old…
Read More → about this topicHill Harper Visits Book Club
In November, author, activist, and actor (CSI and Covert Affairs) Hill Harper visited the juvenile unit at the DC Jail to talk with Book Club…
Read More → about this topic“On the Same Page Reaches Many Audiences”
Free Minds’ “On the Same Page” outreach program visited both Cesar Chavez Public Policy High School and Center City Public Charter School in Spring 2013.…
Read More → about this topicFree Minds Branches Out!
In April, Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop assumed programming duties for The Beat Within writing workshop at New Beginnings Youth Development Center, DC’s…
Read More → about this topicGuest Authors Visit the Book Club
In 2012, Free Minds was honored to host several guest authors at the DC Jail! Many of the 16- and 17-year-old members of the Book…
Read More → about this topicVolunteer Write Night Continues to Thrive
In 2011, Free Minds began a series of Volunteer Write Nights in which members of the Washington community come together for an evening of poetry,…
Read More → about this topicPoetry as a Tool for Violence Prevention & Healing: Free Minds’ New Community Project “On the Same Page”
Free Minds has launched a new community initiative which uses our literary journal They Call Me 299-359 as a tool for education, reflection, and healing. “On the…
Read More → about this topicFree Minds Poems Win Prestigious Awards
In a Free Minds first, we are proud to announce that five Book Club members have been named winners of The Alliance for Young Artists…
Read More → about this topicLiterary Journal Released!
Free Minds is thrilled to announce the release of “They Call Me 299-359: Writings by the Incarcerated Youth of Free Minds Book Club &Writing Workshop,”…
Read More → about this topicFree Minds Inspires with Screening of the Interrupters
Free Minds was honored to partner with the Benevolent Media Festival and American University’s Center for Social Media to host a screening of the powerful…
Read More → about this topicFree Minds Hosts First “Write Night”
Article contributed by Free Minds Volunteer Jaclyn Zubrzycki As part of a new effort begun this summer, Free Minds is now hosting volunteer Write Nights,…
Read More → about this topicFree Minds Launches Virtual Book Club
We are excited to announce Books Across the Miles (BAM!), a new initiative funded with a generous grant from the National Society Daughters of the…
Read More → about this topicUnlikely Brothers Author Michael Mattocks calls Book Club “One of my most powerful experiences”
Unlikely Brothers tells the story of two very different men, their lives, and the revelations brought by a twenty-five year friendship. Mattocks’ story is one that…
Read More → about this topicRunaway Bestsellers
Free Minds’ Love of Books Extends Even to the Finish Line
Read More → about this topicAuthor George Pelecanos Visits Book Club
On a recent Thursday afternoon, the Free Minds Book Club was thrilled to host a visit from best-selling crime writer, George Pelecanos. The young book…
Read More → about this topicFree Minds Poets Present at Conference: “Understanding and Responding to Violence”
On November 9, 2010, nearly 400 District court judges, prosecutors, court personnel, and community leaders gathered at the Washington Convention Center to examine issues of…
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