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First Free Minds College-Level Course Behind Bars
In 2015, Free Minds launched a pilot course in African American Literature for a new project called Free Minds University, a non-accredited correspondence course for Free Minds members in federal…
Read MoreFree Minds visits Reach Incorporated and Encounter the Gospel of Life
On two separate days in July, Free Minds shared its message of hope with groups of eager young students from Reach Incorporated and Encounter the Gospel of Life.
Read MoreAuthor and Activist Tony Lewis Inspires and Empowers at the DC Jail
22 16- and 17-year-old boys sat transfixed as author, advocate, and community activist Tony Lewis, Jr., told them the story of his journey that could have easily landed him in…
Read MoreDoMore24: Support the Free Minds Job Readiness and Personal Skill Building Apprenticeship
Free Minds offers a month-long paid Job Readiness and Personal Skill Building Apprenticeship for young men returning from jail or prison. The Apprenticeship is a literacy, life skills, and work…
Read MoreWe Can Be the Change: Writing Solutions to Violence
Free Minds, PEN/Faulkner, and Shout Mouse Press presented a poetry reading and discussion on an innovative tool to end violence.
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