Based on experience in his twenty years of incarceration, Maurice Tyree introduces both the problems of and solutions to the disaster that is the American carceral state. Touching on the effects of family and environment, the education system, and anti-Blackness, Tyree will offer up his thoughts on overhauling the prison industry, so those who leave prison can actually become assets to both themselves and their community.
This conversation is led by Chris McAuley, Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and includes Tyree’s co-author Katie Singer. Together, they wrote The Darkest Parts of my Blackness: A Journey of Remorse, Reform, Reconciliation, and (R)evolution, published in August 2024.
Panelists:
- Maurice Tyree, author, visual artist, community volunteer, and founder of a spiritual and mental wellness organization for mothers and sons
- Katie Singer, Rutgers University–Newark (and co-author of Maurice Tyree’s book)
- Chris McAuley, UC Santa Barbara (and Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing)
Session Details:
- Held on: Nov 14, 2024, 12-1 pm ET
- For past and future sessions in the series: https://cassyni.com/s/black-studies
- Dr. McAuley’s Black Studies Collection: https://livedplacespublishing.com/black-studies
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