Imagining Freedom
Past event
Imagining Freedom
DateFebruary 23, 2023
Incarceration denies millions of people full participation in American society—and, in turn, American society is denied their artistic, cultural, and intellectual contributions. How can intellectual and imaginative communities transcend the experience of incarceration?
Stay tuned at the end of the conversation to hear “Tell ‘Em the Truth” from the album FREEDOM FIRST by Keith LaMar and Albert Marquès, the first album in history by an artist on death row.
Speakers and guests at this event included:
- Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, president, Mellon Foundation
- Angela Y. Davis, activist, scholar, and educator
- Gina Dent, activist, scholar, and educator
- Mitchell S. Jackson, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and professor
- Jesse Krimes, artist and curator
This event was originally livestreamed on February 23, 2023.
