Onward & Upward
Joshua Stewart, 37, graduated from Bethany University with a major in history and a minor in English literature. He was planning on teaching community college. He was even working on his master’s degree, until he was arrested for selling drugs. Four years for trafficking and...
Aspirations to ‘Walk In Peace’
Piled on Nane’s desk are stacks of envelopes from people who are imprisoned around the nation, waiting for a response. “Not one letter will tell you everything is good in prison. They all want to get out and are all trying to see what...
Examining Race in the United States
Ferguson, Missouri and the killing of Michael Brown can be seen as a microcosm of practices like militarized police, increased surveillance and structural racism that surface in cities all over the United States — these were the discussion topics at a panel on Tuesday called...
Pressured Down a Path
For 12-year-old Joey Mendoza, sources of gang influence were all around — on his neighborhood block and in his own home.