Free Minds Book Club
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Free Minds uses books and creative writing to empower DC's incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults to change their lives.
Washington, DC
Joined October 2010
No need to tell me.that I am free.As still I sit here.In these chains.behind bars.And still barred.From the liberty.They claimed to.Give to me and mine.For free back there.In 1865 or was it ‘63. - Excerpt from "Juneteenth Day" by AW #poetry
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TODAY ONLY! Donate now and a generous donor will match your gift. Double your impact and help us reach our $20,000 goal. Let’s stand with Free Minds members as they return home and lead the way to new chapters!
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We are so bent.Upon being individualist.& beautiful in our own opinion.That your expectations of natural accordance.Does not exist…. - Excerpt from "Unapologetically Unorthodox" by TT, dedicated to the Gender Non-Conformist #poetry
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It’s time for me to go home .It’s time for me to pray .It’s time for me to think .It’s time for me to say . - Excerpt from "It's Time" by JW #poetry
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Breaking news! We are ecstatic to share that we have been selected for a grant renewal with the NFL Inspire Change initiative to support the expansion of our reentry programming. Read the press release below!. #SocialJustice #NFL #Reentry #FreeMinds
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Congratulations Tyrone on this wonderful achievement!
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A very special shoutout to the Georgetown @McCourtSchool for public policy for the generous grant this semester. Your donation supports the work we believe in. Thank you to students Filip & Vinuri for your advocacy. We are grateful for allies like you!
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Paint my portrait in a thousand words,.In every color of my poetry. Discard every tale you’ve ever heard.Of the perspectives that misrepresent me. - Excerpt from "Remember Me in Words" by TT #poetry
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Tony Vinson, Free Minds job coach, joined #BlackTableTalk podcast for a deep conversation on reentry, resilience, and community transformation. Listen on Spotify:
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How do I better myself?.Starve off comfortability.To create parity within.To accept my flaws.and be humble in my strengths. - Excerpt from "Who Me?" by AG #poetry
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During #IndieBookstoreDay this Saturday, support incarcerated readers AND local bookstores by donating a book from our @politicsprose wishlist! Plus, a generous donor will be matching all wishlist donations up to $1000!.
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Author @theekelisrowe is coming to DC to visit our Women's Book Club at the DC Jail! While she's in town, DMV folks can catch her at the legendary @sankofadc bookstore & café on #IndieBookstoreDay. Stop by, show love, and tell her Free Minds sent you! #FindingJupiter
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RT @NDIAsocial: We are only two days away from the start of our 2025 National Conference, "Defend with Purpose: Race to Not Guilty," in Day….
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In my life I have known courage–in facing against all odds.Nowadays courage is felt, but seldom seen.I’ve learned courage from trial and error.What courage tells me is you never know how much you have. - From "Lessons in Courage and Fear" by TH
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Isolation is not good for no one.Isolation is the killer of affection.One against another grows out of.a detachment born of a separation.born from misunderstanding. Isolation kills our humanity. - Excerpt from "Isolation" by AW #poetry
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RT @DCJusticeLab: Gene Downing’s op-ed lays bare a painful truth: when we lock up our children as if they were adults, we are not just puni….
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“This Pain” . It's hard to bear. So sometimes I wish, .Nobody would care. Then I could be free, .To give into my deep felt despair. But, power grows with numbers. - Excerpt from "This Pain" by RP #poetry
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"The 'Poetry and Art as Liberation' event at the Kennedy Center is here! Join Free Minds, @SecondLookProj & supporters as we celebrate talented artists & poets. A night of fellowship & inspiration you won’t forget! #PoetryAsLiberation.
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