Christopher Wolfe SOA’18 is the inaugural Artist-in-Residence at the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights. Chris graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 2000 and served as a Field Artillery officer in the… Continue Reading
By Jindu Obiofuma First, I would like to hold space for the intersecting interests and values in which abolition is rooted. Because naming things is important, I would like to name for you all that abolition is deeply anti-capitalist, transnational,… Continue Reading
By Chris Washburne Freedom Trap is a band that was formed in 2018 as part of Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections Program. Comprised for formerly incarcerated men from Sing Sing Federal Prison and facilitated by Columbia Professor Chris Washburne, the band… Continue Reading
Songwriter Kenyatta Emmanuel is an artist and activist who has shared his music from Sing Sing to Carnegie Hall, offering a full live concert the same day of his release after serving 24½ years in prison. His music and message… Continue Reading
Isaias Umali III is a New York native, guitarist, composer, and occasional visual artist, Isaias discovered music at a young age when he was introduced to the family stereo system to keep him quiet in the house. Influenced by Jazz, Classical,… Continue Reading
Robbie Pollock is a multidisciplinary teaching artist who uses his lived experience to promote creative vulnerability as a tool for personal growth and societal change. He’s the Prison Writing Program Manager at PEN America and he collaborates with educators, arts,… Continue Reading
By Alexis Hoag Abolition is a well-developed theoretical framework that gives us the tools to reimagine the systems we currently have in place. Instead of systems that perpetuate anti-Black racism and profit off the subjugation of economically marginalized people, abolition… Continue Reading
Adjunct Associate Professor Flores A. Forbes is a writer, urban planner and economic development expert and is currently an associate vice president in the Office of Government and Community Affairs, Columbia University in the City of New York. He holds… Continue Reading
Nkechi Taifa is Founder, Principal and CEO of The Taifa Group LLC, a social enterprise firm whose mission is to advance justice. The Taifa Group’s portfolio of client services include coalition-building, convenings, government relations, meeting and retreat facilitation, strategic planning,… Continue Reading