From Prisoners to the President: A collection of 2008 letters to President-elect Obama shows that
Originally posted on The Nation In December 2008, as I was starting the final year of a 12-year sentence in a New York state prison, the...
Mass Incarceration--A Web of Loss?
He is on his second wife. She has long locks and is a practicing Rastafarian. She travels from North Carolina several times a month to...
An Open Letter to Criminal Justice ‘Reformers’
Originally Posted on The Crime Report Many people today have climbed on the bandwagon for criminal justice reform. But what does “reform”...
Marlon Peterson named one of Ebony's Power 100 for 2015
Manifest Category: Marlon Peterson, THE PRECEDENTIAL GROUP Who better to effectively advocate for gun control laws than someone who...
Beyond Reform of Law Enforcement
Three months ago I moderated a panel at Brooklyn Borough Hall where over 150 boys from Brownsville, Brooklyn, ages 12–18, followed by a...
Open Letter to Commissioner William Bratton
October 14, 2015 Commissioner William Bratton 1 Police Plaza Path New York, NY 10007 Dear Commissioner Bratton, I write this letter to...
NYPD Asks on Routine Traffic Stop, “Are You on Parole or Probation?”
“Dear Media, If you are receiving this letter, it is because I was gunned down or otherwise brutally killed by the hands of a police...
Guns DO Kill People
One of the first gun purchase transactions I participated in was at local bodega in Brooklyn. A buddy and I went to the store after hours...
Kalief Browder's Death Was a Homicide...and We Are All Guilty
This is prom season for high school students. Just last week, my neighbor’s son stood outside my Bed-Stuy apartment building in his all...
For Rekia, LaVena, and Shereese: The Importance of #SayHerName
Her name was Shaka and we were in the fifth grade when I decided to kick her square in the stomach. Even though I had a huge crush on...
