How can art be used to advocate for human rights? Hear Robert King and Albert Woodfox of Angola 3 in conversation with artist and activist, Rigo 23, about the unique ability of art to bring awareness to social injustice.
This program is part of our Free Saturdays celebration of the exhibition, "Soul of a Nation".
Dr. Robert King is a prison reform activist and the first of the Angola 3 to win his freedom after serving 29 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. He was a member of the Black Panther Party in Angola, LA., the only official chapter of the BPP in the country. In the 17 years since his release in 2001, King's focus has been to campaign against abuses in the criminal justice system, the cruel and unusual use of solitary confinement, and for the freedom of the remaining imprisoned, Angola 2.
Albert Woodfox is the last of the Angola 3 to be released. He was released in 2016 after his conviction had been overturned three times, spanning the years between 1992-2015. Woodfox continues his activism and advocacy on behalf of all those wrongfully imprisoned due to the multiple abuses of the criminal justice system; prosecutorial misconduct, missing or false evidence, bad science, and racism. As a former member of the Black Panther Party, he hopes to be a voice for the voiceless, suffering under brutal prison conditions.
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This program is part of our Free Saturdays celebration of the exhibition, "Soul of a Nation".
Dr. Robert King is a prison reform activist and the first of the Angola 3 to win his freedom after serving 29 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. He was a member of the Black Panther Party in Angola, LA., the only official chapter of the BPP in the country. In the 17 years since his release in 2001, King's focus has been to campaign against abuses in the criminal justice system, the cruel and unusual use of solitary confinement, and for the freedom of the remaining imprisoned, Angola 2.
Albert Woodfox is the last of the Angola 3 to be released. He was released in 2016 after his conviction had been overturned three times, spanning the years between 1992-2015. Woodfox continues his activism and advocacy on behalf of all those wrongfully imprisoned due to the multiple abuses of the criminal justice system; prosecutorial misconduct, missing or false evidence, bad science, and racism. As a former member of the Black Panther Party, he hopes to be a voice for the voiceless, suffering under brutal prison conditions.
How can art be used to advocate for human rights? Hear Robert King and Albert Woodfox of Angola 3 in conversation with artist and activist, Rigo 23, about the unique ability of art to bring awareness to social injustice.
This program is part of our Free Saturdays celebration of the exhibition, "Soul of a Nation".
Dr. Robert King is a prison reform activist and the first of the Angola 3 to win his freedom after serving 29 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. He was a member of the Black Panther Party in Angola, LA., the only official chapter of the BPP in the country. In the 17 years since his release in 2001, King's focus has been to campaign against abuses in the criminal justice system, the cruel and unusual use of solitary confinement, and for the freedom of the remaining imprisoned, Angola 2.
Albert Woodfox is the last of the Angola 3 to be released. He was released in 2016 after his conviction had been overturned three times, spanning the years between 1992-2015. Woodfox continues his activism and advocacy on behalf of all those wrongfully imprisoned due to the multiple abuses of the criminal justice system; prosecutorial misconduct, missing or false evidence, bad science, and racism. As a former member of the Black Panther Party, he hopes to be a voice for the voiceless, suffering under brutal prison conditions.
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This program is part of our Free Saturdays celebration of the exhibition, "Soul of a Nation".
Dr. Robert King is a prison reform activist and the first of the Angola 3 to win his freedom after serving 29 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. He was a member of the Black Panther Party in Angola, LA., the only official chapter of the BPP in the country. In the 17 years since his release in 2001, King's focus has been to campaign against abuses in the criminal justice system, the cruel and unusual use of solitary confinement, and for the freedom of the remaining imprisoned, Angola 2.
Albert Woodfox is the last of the Angola 3 to be released. He was released in 2016 after his conviction had been overturned three times, spanning the years between 1992-2015. Woodfox continues his activism and advocacy on behalf of all those wrongfully imprisoned due to the multiple abuses of the criminal justice system; prosecutorial misconduct, missing or false evidence, bad science, and racism. As a former member of the Black Panther Party, he hopes to be a voice for the voiceless, suffering under brutal prison conditions.
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