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Brown Grave, And Me
Phillip James Roberson(pen name: Kamara Mtengenzaji)Box No. B-27585Represa, CA 95671 The First time I ever saw Brown Gravy was back in the Summer of 1958. I was in the Los… More
The Attitudes of Jazz
In the year 1619 the lively musical spirits of West Africa, the poetic chants of ritual dancers, the rhythmic beats of talking tom-toms were all the cultural expressions of… More
After Four Walls or Learning to Walk
Mr. James Henry Cowan84804PO Box 97McAlester, OK 74501Are you doing something which may result in your being imprisoned? Are you considering doing something which may result in your being… More
The Combination of Two Worlds
Larry G. BozemanB.C.F. Route 2Bland, VA 24315The beginning of time became a reality when man realized he was the most superior being, nevertheless this man found distinction between himself… More
A Better Way
“A NATION THAT CANNOT APPLY NEW REMEDIES MUST EXPECT NEW EVILS” - Sir Francis BaconCan prisons be abolished? Not yet. There are still offenders in our prison system that… More
The Return of Joe Prison
M.D. “Doc” Bass56130Rahway PrisonLockbag RRahway, NJ 07065“…but if the plant is sown and reared in the wrong soil, it will develop every contrary defect…”(Socrates)In spite of the desperate hope… More
Of A Time Removed
Elliott C. RicehillBox 316Fort Madison, Iowa 52627 It is said that the Qahadi Comanches called thefirst Anglos they knew, los godammies, after thefirst English words they learned. In those times,Comanche… More
Three-Year Prison Sentence for Editor
International PEN protests the three-year prison sentence handed down to editor Ramazan Yesergepov for "illegally obtaining and divulging state secrets." PEN considers his conviction to be a breach of… More
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