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THE UGLY FACE OF AMERICA'S SOCIAL PATHOLOGY -AN OPEN LETTER TO PRO-DP
06/12/2011 19:12
THE UGLY FACE OF AMERICA'S SOCIAL
PATHOLOGY- AN OPEN LETTER TO PRO-DP
They are attempting to kill another human being today. Let me say this again: They are attempting to kill, murder, and slaughter another human being today, specifically Lonnie...
FRANKENSTEIN 1- THE ANATOMY OF MY AFFLICTION
06/12/2011 19:08
FRANKENSTEIN 1
THE ANATOMY OF MY AFFLICTION
The Death Penalty is a Frankenstein; a hideous thing made in the image of the dark, unconscious part of the human personality. This thing has existence. It has demonic strength. “Death Row” and the “murder (execution) chamber”...
FROM THE BLACK HOLE
06/12/2011 19:06
FROM THE BLACK HOLE
How do you perceive our movement? Do you see my DRIVE comrades and I as mere conduits through which humanity expresses itself in the form of our movement? Evidence of the life on Texas’s Death Row; while perhaps giving rise to those that are being bled of their...
REASSESSMENT
06/12/2011 19:05
REASSESSMENT
January 29th, 2007
Hunger Strike 2 ends, but the movement is still starving.
Knight ended his hunger strike on the 24th with me, Comrade Woods on the 25th, Dickson and Turner both on the 28th; and sources say, though we have no confirmation since he is located on the other side...
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
06/12/2011 19:03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
I was sent this question from a pen friend: Is it futile to protest executions by the prison or outside Huntsville death chambers? Are these protests merely supporting the execution ritual?
My answer: I think this form of protest came from the desire to show support...
SPIRIT, STRUGGLE, ACTIVISM
06/12/2011 19:01
SPIRIT, STRUGGLE, ACTIVISM
Preface: This piece was inspired by Comrade Gabriel’s inner conflict over feeling like he “failed as an activist” by not protesting Carlos Granados’ execution because of the horrific nature of his crime. This is dedicated to all those like Gabriel who struggle inside...
THE GRIEVANCE JOKE
06/12/2011 18:59
THE GRIEVANCE JOKE
Violations occur on Texas Death Row everyday; whether it is by this administration, or the prisoners. The difference, however, is that it’s the prisoners rule violations that are thoroughly documented, big or small. In return, should the condemned prisoner get a...
THE SILENCE WITHIN
06/12/2011 18:58
THE SILENCE WITHIN
Within the larger silence was a different silence. This silence was deceiving. It slapped me in the face, vice-gripping my throat, saying, "Look! Look! YOU can't ignore me!" My heart raced, and I paced my cage. I don't know if I was having one of those...
INSIDE THE BEAST
06/12/2011 18:57
INSIDE THE BEAST
I came to Texas Death Row in 2001. I was fortunate enough to be encaged around brothers like Kenneth "Haramia" Foster, and Tony Ford who encouraged my self-embetterment. I was introduced to spoken-word (poetry), Swahili, Dr. Na'im Akbar's Visions for Black Men, Akil's From...
RE-PROGRAMMING
06/12/2011 18:54
RE-PROGRAMMING
The Amerikan system was built on and is driven by capitalism. And capitalism cannot exist without an exploiter and exploited. Because of this necessary dichotomy, a certain psychology must exist on both sides: apathy on the side of the exploiter/oppressor, for he must be...