Podcast appearances and mentions of marlon peterson

Get ready for an electrifying ride on the Positive Energy Generation podcast! Episode 4, Season 5 is an absolute powerhouse: Marlon Peterson delivers a compelling TEDx talk "Am I Not Human?"—a rallying cry for criminal justice reform. Symphony Soto's vibes elevate with the soul-stirring track "Try." Bridget Blue's anthem "Women" empowers every dream-chasing woman worldwide. Success Secrets drops wisdom on "The Struggle is the Goal" in a mindful motivation segment. Denzel Washington shares a heartfelt speech on gratitude, reminding us how to say thank you. Join us for a soulful journey that transcends genres and sparks positivity. Don't miss the uplifting prayer and stay tuned for exciting announcements! NOW PLAYING ON IHEARTRADIO AND ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS. It's just a vibe ting ya heard!!!!!!#PEGPodcast #PositiveVibesOnly #InspirationStation #UrbanProfessionalPodcast #HealingVibes #UrbanProfessionalPodcast #PositiveEnergyFlow #VibeWithPEG #ElevateYourFrequency #PEGStyles #SoulfulSounds #EmpowermentJourney #HarmonyInWords #MindfulMotivation #UrbanPodcastVibes #PEGInspirationStation

"The big idea was 1) Be hyperlocal. 2) Determine what resources are needed. 3) Shift the mindset of what the role of policing in the neighborhoods are and how they perform those duties." - Marlon Peterson --- Since his decade of incarceration, Marlon Peterson has written, created programming, lectured, organized, and advocated alongside the formerly incarcerated, victims of gun violence, womxn, immigrants, and young people.  Marlon is the author of Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song, host of the DEcarcerated Podcast, and owner of his own social impact endeavor, The Precedential Group Social Enterprises and its nonprofit arm, Be Precedential, Inc. His TED talk, “Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform”, has amassed over 1.2 million views. --- Each day at the Detroit Justice Center our team fights to reunite families, lift barriers to employment and housing, and strengthen communities by supporting small businesses and land trusts. We're building a more equitable and just Detroit, and we need your help. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support our work click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freedom Dreams Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freedom Dreams IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freedom Dreams Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Detroit Justice Center⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Detroit Justice Center IG⁠

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At 19 years old, Marlon Peterson participated in a robbery that resulted in two murders. During his 10 years in prison, he decade incarcerated and co-created How Our Lives Link Altogether, a youth development organization that has provided programming, college trips, and mentorship for NYC public school students and justice-involved youth. Marlon has written, created programming, lectured, organized, and advocated alongside the formerly incarcerated, victims of gun violence, womxn, immigrants, and young people. He's the author of Bird Uncaged, host of the DEcarcerated Podcast, and owner of The Precedential Group Social Enterprises and its nonprofit arm, Be Precedential, Inc. His TED talk, “Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform”, has amassed over 1.2 million views. Marlon joins us at the table to tell a little bit of his story, proving once again that there isn't a single person you would not love if you knew their story. Tune in to hear: What led to the day Marlon participated in a crime that resulted in the death of two innocent people How being sexually assaulted at 14 years old changed the trajectory of his life Why Marlon's life work now revolves around the pursuit of a shift from punishment to healing, an end to prisons, and a new vision of justice A Longer Table Podcast is hosted by Manda Carpenter and sponsored by: Aro - code MANDA for your first month free at https://www.goaro.com/ ABLE - code ALONGERTABLE15 for 15% off all apparel at https://able.sjv.io/c/3929645/1228242/15174

TRIGGER WARNING: this podcast contains references to sexual assault IN CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR Join PANASHE CHIGUMADZI, author of THESE BONES WILL RISE AGAIN, in conversation with MARLON PETERSON, Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity & author of BIRD UNCAGED. Moderator | TANYA CHARLES, Program & Impact Lead, Atlantic Institute. Part of the ATLANTIC FELLOWS (www.atlanticfellows.org/) LITERARY & STORYTELLING FESTIVAL 2022. The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programs around the world in the pursuit of fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

Marlon Peterson's Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song (Bold Type Books, 2021) is a poignant look at what it means to transform one's life by taking accountability. Tracing Peterson's life from his childhood in Brooklyn to his journey to becoming a writer after 10 years of incarceration, the memoir grapples with the devastating impacts of interpersonal and systemic violence. At its core, the book is one of vulnerability, love, and hope. PEN America Postgraduate Fellow Emma Stammen talks with Peterson about what inspired him to write, and how his understanding of abolition transcends the physical prison space.

Today we're tackling another difficult topic: the criminal justice system. But before we get to that and other important issues, like what's been going on in Ukraine, we have something positive to celebrate! Last weekend, hosts Jasmine Clark, Amanda Weinstein and Rachel Vindman finally all met each other in person! Amanda and Rachel attended a fundraiser for Jasmine's re-election campaign but they also all made time for meaningful conversations and just getting a tour of Jasmine's neck of the woods.After discussing the prison system amongst themselves, the hosts are joined by Barbara Gaskins, a mom in North Carolina who founded a non-profit dedicated to incarceration re-entry. And on top of that, she's also running for Congress! Amanda, Jasmine and Rachel talk to Barbara about her own experience with the criminal justice system and how difficult it is to move on with a clean slate, even decades later. They also discuss the overall injustice of the system, from the paltry charges given to the January 6th insurrectionists to the constant fear Jasmine and Barbara have for their sons interacting with the police.After that, Rachel interviews Marlon Peterson, the author of Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song. Marlon faced a difficult childhood as an immigrant in Brooklyn and ended up spending over 10 years in prison. He has since become a speaker, an author, and an activist, fighting for incarceration reform. Marlon and Rachel discuss his book, his work, and the connections he sees between the “skin-peeling work” he had to do to face his own past and the bans on Critical Race Theory that stop us as a nation from facing our past together.Finally, Rachel, Amanda and Jasmine raise a glass to their fun weekend together in Atlanta in this week's “Toast to Joy.”If you want to join the conversation, head over to theswppod.com! You can share your thoughts with us, find out how to join our Facebook group SWEEP, and more.For a transcript of this episode, please email theswppod@redwine.blue.

Marlon Peterson is the founder of Be Precedential, a social impact organization and the Decarcerated podcast. He has who authored the highly acclaimed book Bird Uncaged and has delivered a TED TALK, 'Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform' that has garderened more than one million views. He served ten years in prison, where he developed youth programming and pathways for incarcerated men to provide mentorship to young people living in marginalized communities. In this episode Marlon shares how his experience in NYC Public Schools became a catalyst to behaviors that contributed to his incarceration. We discuss ways educators become disrupters of physical or mental harm that is perpeutated in our school buildings. Marlon's story will make you ask the question, how many children have we failed, but also force you to think about ways we give them voice and protect them. You can find Marlon on IG at @_marlonpeterson LinkedIn: Marlon Peterson To purchase Marlon's book Bird Uncaged and find out more about his podcast Decarcerated, visit his website: www.marlonpeterson.com Follow us on IG @Detentionpodcast Stay connected with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @thelopezeffect Ted Talk, ‘Why Open a School? To Close a Prison': http://tinyurl.com/gsxzrxz Learn more: www.TheLopezEffect.com The Bridge to Brilliance: http://tinyurl.com/yxta8zcc Contact me with topics, feedback episodes, or inquiries about sponsorship: Detentionwithdrnadialopez@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/detention-with-dr-nadia-lopez/support

This book club was founded in 2021 with a group of men I am connected to throughout various journeys in my life. I felt a need to create an intellectual group with men of color to discuss authentic narratives that matter to us. We are growing and hope that other groups will sprout from our example.Founders and Participants:- T.S. Hoard- Stanford Perry- Maurice Lindsey- Eclan David- Sharif Rucker- *James Obrien (was not in attendance for this taping)

Hurt people hurt people. That's not an excuse for harm, but it fuels much of the criminal legal system. At 19, Marlon Peterson was the unarmed lookout on a robbery where two people were killed. Peterson spent a decade behind bars. He writes about those years, and the childhood in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, that preceded … Continue reading Cages Don't Help Us Heal →

Today we are joined by author and activist Marlon Peterson. His book Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song is out now and is both a memoir of Marlon's time in prison and an indictment of a system that fails its citizens. We talk today about possibility, asking different questions, and romantic comedies.  The Stacks Book Club selection for June is The Undying by Anne Boyer. We will discuss the book with Mychal Denzel Smith on Wednesday June 30th. You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/06/09/ep-167-marlon-peterson SUPPORT THE STACKS Join The Stacks Pack on Patreon Plum Deluxe - get 10% off your purchase when you go to plumdeluxe.com and use the code THESTACKS at checkout. Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission.Connect with Marlon: Instagram

Marlon Peterson grew up in 1980s and 90s Crown Heights, raised by Trinidadian immigrants. Amid the routine violence and crack epidemic that would come to shape the perception of his neighborhood, Peterson spent his childhood preaching the good word alongside his father, a devout Jehovah's Witness. The specter of the American Dream loomed large, and with his achievement of 6th grade valedictorian, it seemed within reach. But in the aftermath of physical and sexual trauma, Peterson made a series of choices that led to his first arrest, getting shot, and his participation in a robbery that resulted in two murders. At 19, Peterson was charged and later convicted; he served ten years in prison. During his incarceration, Peterson immersed himself in anti-violence activism, education, and prison abolition. He continues this work today, and he joined us now to recount his coming of age story, contained in his book Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song. With his own story, Peterson challenged the typical “redemption” narrative and our assumptions about who deserves justice. With vulnerability and insight, he exposed what he sees as the hollowness of the American Dream; the daily violence and trauma of poverty, policing, and enforced masculinity; and the brutality of incarceration. Don't miss this powerful 21st century abolitionist story, that demands a shift from punishment to healing, an end to mass incarceration, and a new vision of justice. Marlon Peterson is the principal of The Precedential Group, a social justice consulting firm. He is host of the Decarcerated Podcast, a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, a member of the ASpen Global Leadership Network, and a 2015 recipient of the Soros Justice Fellowship. He contributed to Kiese Laymon's How to Kill Yourself and Others in America and Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin's How We Fight White Supremacy. His writing has appeared in Ebony, THe Nation, USA Today, Colorlines, and more. Buy the Book: https://bookshop.org/books/bird-uncaged-an-abolitionist-s-freedom-song-9781549111440/9781645036517  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Marlon Peterson about his book "Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist Freedom Song"You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/ 

Welcome to another incredible story from At the End of the Tunnel! You might be wondering: what tunnel is Light always referring to? Well, your tunnel is that darkest moment in your life when you think all hope is lost. If you haven’t had your dark tunnel moment yet or you are currently working your way through one, these stories serve as reminders that, while these tunnels signal the end of a part of your life, they also signify the beginning of another. This next phase is often when the real you has an opportunity to shine through.Today’s guest had his dark tunnel moment when he got caught up in an attempted robbery as a teenager and was facing life in the New York State prison system. Marlon Peterson also saw the light at the end of the tunnel, however, and struck up a letter correspondence with a teacher from his old neighborhood and her students. Because of everything he had been through in his life, he became uniquely qualified to offer these kids insight and wisdom into their issues, traumas, and “brokenness.” With a renewed sense of purpose, Marlon went on to earn an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice with Honors. He also spent the last five years of his incarceration as the head of the Transitional Services Center, where he created programming and curricula for men nearing release from incarceration and spearheaded and designed an experiential work-shop for incarcerated men and college students.Since then, Marlon has been named him one of America's 100 Most Influential and Inspiring Leaders in the Black Community by Ebony magazine, is an Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar, a Fall 2016 TED Resident, and a 2015 recipient of the prestigious Soros Justice Fellowship. His TED Talk, ‘Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform’ has over 1 million views and he is the best-selling author of Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song. He is also the host of the Decarcerated Podcast, an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, and the founder and chief re-imaginator of The Precedential Group, a social justice consulting firm. Marlon’s story proves that there is hope at the end of any dark tunnel if you have the honesty and resolve to let your inner light shine. Tune in today for a candid, challenging, inspiring and, ultimately, uplifting conversation with Marlon Peterson!

Everything we were taught to believe about crime, justice, race, and gender needs to be criticized, says Marlon Peterson: We need to recenter humanity in accountability measures; we must allow room for various identities in criminal justice discourse. Formerly incarcerated author and activist Marlon Peterson is one of the many vanguards in changing the world we live in, and he documents it all in his new memoir Bird Uncaged. Born and raised by Trinidadian parents in Brooklyn, NY, Peterson spent his childhood adjacent to ongoing city violence while simultaneously preaching the good word alongside his father, a devout Jehovah's Witness. His parents immigrated to the United States to achieve the long-desired American Dream, and Peterson too believed it was possible. But in the aftermath of physical and sexual trauma, Peterson made a series of choices that led to his participation in a robbery that resulted in two murders, granting him 10 years in prison at the age of 19. Spending his twenties incarcerated, Peterson completed his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice with Honors and immersed himself in anti-violence activism, education and prison abolition. In Bird Uncaged, Peterson exposes the brutality of incarceration and the hollowness of the American Dream. He encourages us all to reveal and break from the many cages — both physical and metaphorical — created and maintained by American society. Join us as Marlon Peterson envisions a new world that focuses on healing instead of punishment, an end to mass incarceration, and a new vision of justice. Note: This program contains EXPLICIT language SPEAKERS Marlon Peterson Host, "Decarcerated" Podcast; Author, Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song In Conversation with Jamilah King Host, "The Mother Jones Podcast"; Race and Justice Reporter, Mother Jones In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on April 21st, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything we were taught to believe about crime, justice, race, and gender needs to be criticized, says Marlon Peterson: We need to recenter humanity in accountability measures; we must allow room for various identities in criminal justice discourse. Formerly incarcerated author and activist Marlon Peterson is one of the many vanguards in changing the world we live in, and he documents it all in his new memoir Bird Uncaged. Born and raised by Trinidadian parents in Brooklyn, NY, Peterson spent his childhood adjacent to ongoing city violence while simultaneously preaching the good word alongside his father, a devout Jehovah's Witness. His parents immigrated to the United States to achieve the long-desired American Dream, and Peterson too believed it was possible. But in the aftermath of physical and sexual trauma, Peterson made a series of choices that led to his participation in a robbery that resulted in two murders, granting him 10 years in prison at the age of 19. Spending his twenties incarcerated, Peterson completed his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice with Honors and immersed himself in anti-violence activism, education and prison abolition. In Bird Uncaged, Peterson exposes the brutality of incarceration and the hollowness of the American Dream. He encourages us all to reveal and break from the many cages — both physical and metaphorical — created and maintained by American society. Join us as Marlon Peterson envisions a new world that focuses on healing instead of punishment, an end to mass incarceration, and a new vision of justice. Note: This program contains EXPLICIT language SPEAKERS Marlon Peterson Host, "Decarcerated" Podcast; Author, Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song In Conversation with Jamilah King Host, "The Mother Jones Podcast"; Race and Justice Reporter, Mother Jones In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on April 21st, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(4/12/21) Marlon Peterson grew up in 1980s Crown Heights, raised by Trinidadian immigrants. In the aftermath of childhood trauma, he participated in a robbery that resulted in two murders. At the age of 19, Marlon served a 10-year prison sentence. While incarcerated, he immersed himself in anti-violence activism, education and prison abolition work. In his new memoir Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song, Marlon challenges the typical “redemption” narrative and our assumptions about what real justice is. Join us for a dramatic rethinking of the prison industrial complex in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

This interview is a deeply vulnerable recount of the decisions that led to a teenage Marlon Peterson being involved in a crime, charged with first degree murder and a sentence of 12 years in prison. He takes us deep into his experience of prison life, the life lessons he’s learned and how he found his purpose through it all. He is now an activist, author, podcast host, Ted Talk Alum and spring much more. There is so much rawness, richness and inspiration within. Enjoy!

Marlon was that nerdy little kid who loved to write and went door to door in his little suit to share church pamphlets. But even a protective family could not shield him from the violence in his neighborhood. Marlon was in elementary school when he was first robbed. His exposure to violence made him hyper-vigilant, but nothing could protect him from being raped at gun point at the age of 14. As Marlon puts it, this event took away his childhood freedom and sentenced him to absolute silence and the beginning of his belief of his own brokenness. At 19, he went to jail, facing a life sentence for his part in a fatal robbery. in Jail he earned a college degree, and designed a workshop that bridged his community of incarcerated men with a student community at Vassar College. After he got out in 2009, he started and led two youth development programs, and became a gun-violence prevention advocate and a leader in the justice reform movement. In this podcast Marlon discusses the social context to our stories and the possibility of moving past judgement to recognize the humanity and potential in all of us, including violent offenders. Bio:Marlon Peterson, a writer, the host of a podcast called Decarcerated, where he interviews people who have spent time in prison about their journeys to success. His Ted talk has been viewed over 1 Million times. In Jail, Marlon earned a college degree, and designed a workshop that bridged his community of incarcerated men with a student community at Vassar College. After he got out in 2009, he started and lead two youth development programs, one called H.O.L.L.A, (How Our Lives Link Altogether), and another called Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets (YO S.O.S). He also earned another degree from New York University, a Bachelors of Science with a concentration on Organizational Behavior. He's a gun-violence prevention advocate and a leader in the justice reform movement. Marlon's writings have appeared in Ebony, Gawker, The Nation, The Crime Report, Black Press USA, Huff Post, The Roots, and other online publications. He has contributed to Kiese Laymon's award winning novel, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America and Love Lives Here, Too by former New York Times columnist, Sheila Rule. Marlon is currently working on his first novel. Links:Marlon’s website: https://www.marlonpeterson.com/Marlon’s podcast: https://www.marlonpeterson.com/decarceratedArticle discussed in the Podcast by Prof. Shawn Ginwright: The Future of Healing: Shifting From Trauma Informed Care to Healing Centered Engagement

Originally recorded in October 2018, Melissa Harris-Perry, journalist, scholar, and former host of the Melissa Harris-Perry Show on MSNBC, sits down with Marlon Peterson. This conversation was apart of the Square One Reimagine Justice Roundtable that took place in Durham, North Carolina.   We talk about her personal experiences the the criminal justice system and her grapplings with being a victim of violence.  Even Marlon tears a bit in this episode, so keep your Kleenex close. DEcarcerated links about this episode: Melissa Harris-Perry Square One Justice   Episode music: Sombra by  Zé Trigueiros MXGHTY by Lazer Falcon Faith’s Witness by Deal the Villain Follow DEcarcerated on: Twitter: @decarceratedpod Instagram: decarceratedpodcast  

Courtesy of the Decarcerated Podcast, host Marlon Peterson hosts a live conversation with Common Justice founder Danielle Sered.  Sered’s New Book, Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair explores the difficult transformations we need to make — both as individuals and as a society — before we can displace and replace the prison industrial complex.   The interview took place at The Brooklyn Public Library’s Dweck Center on April 10, 2019.  

Courtesy of the Decarcerated Podcast, host Marlon Peterson hosts a live conversation with Common Justice founder Danielle Sered.  Sered’s New Book, Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair explores the difficult transformations we need to make — both as individuals and as a society — before we can displace and replace the prison industrial complex.   The interview took place at The Brooklyn Public Library’s Dweck Center on April 10, 2019.  

Join host, Marlon Peterson, in this studio-audience episode of Decarcerated, in conversation with Danielle Sered, author of Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair. Recorded at the The Dweck Center of the Brooklyn Public Library on April 10, 2019, Marlon and Danielle speak about addressing violence in this era of criminal justice reform.   Stay to end to hear the audience Q &A. Thanks to Aseante Reneé and Meredith Walters for making this live recording happen. Production credits: Andrew Stelzer   More info about Danielle Sered and restorative justice and transformative justice: https://www.commonjustice.org/ https://transformharm.org/ "Reckoning With Violence, by Michelle Alexander, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/03/opinion/violence-criminal-justice.html      

In prisons across America, people are serving decades-long sentences for crimes they didn’t commit. Some face a life sentence or even the death penalty. Yet there is no hope of exoneration because technically, these people aren’t innocent. They may not be guilty as a matter of fact, but they are guilty as a matter of law. On this episode, we dissect the felony murder doctrine and explore the various ways our system transfers culpability. We also talk to Marlon Peterson, an advocate, writer, and host of the podcast DEcarcerated. Marlon became a leader on this issue after he was convicted of felony murder and spent a decade in prison. He spoke about his experience in prison and the work he’s done since his release. For resources visit theappeal.org

Each show we discuss a topic in the American criminal justice system and try to explain what it is and how it works. Season 2 we’ll be discussing everything from public defense to the death penalty to juvenile justice and more. Featuring interviews with Jon Rapping, Mariame Kaba, Sara Tontonchi, and Marlon Peterson, just to name a few. Hosts: Josie Duffy Rice is a Senior Strategist at the Justice Collaborative and Senior Reporter at The Appeal. Most of her work focuses on the impact that prosecutors have on communities in America, particularly for poor people and people of color. Clint Smith is a writer, a PhD student at Harvard who has spent a lot of time teaching in prisons and whose research is centered on putting the criminal justice system in a larger historical context.

Join the Open Society Human Rights Initiative and Justice Roundtable for a conversation about racial justice and policing in the United States and Brazil. Speakers: Wagner Moreira Campos, Sakira Cook, Jasmine Mickens, Marlon Peterson, Francisca Sena, Jennifer Shaw. (Recorded: Oct 10, 2017)

For a crime he committed in his early twenties, the courts sentenced Marlon Peterson to 10 years in prison -- and, as he says, a lifetime of irrelevance. While behind bars, Peterson found redemption through a penpal mentorship program with students from Brooklyn. In this brave talk, he reminds us why we should invest in the humanity of those people society would like to disregard and discard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we're joined by Ebony Magazine Power 100 honoree, Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar, and criminal justice advocate Marlon Peterson to discuss the challenges of retaining your humanity while incarcerated, whether or not mass incarceration should be abolished, and how we as a community failed Kalief Browder. Additionally, we discover the origin of Alex's asshole ways, Procter & Gamble just might get a plate at the cookout, and Jay provides a candid update on his physical and emotional well-being. And for more from The Extraordinary Negroes: Facebook: The Extraordinary Negroes Twitter: @theextranegroes, #IAmExtraordinary Instagram: @theextranegroes Email: theextraordinarynegroes@gmail.com And if you're interested in supporting our movement, we graciously accept Patreon and PayPal donations. Intro courtesy of Keithron Powell 

Here's a sneak peek of the next episode, where Devon Peterson interviews the host of Decarcerated, Marlon Peterson.  That's right! Marlon is sitting down with us and giving us an inside look into his relationship with his beloved nephew, Devon, as they open up and share their experiences about Marlon's incarceration.   Make sure you follow us and tweet about this upcoming episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod / @_marlonpeterson Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Butterflies of Wisdom is a podcast where we want to share your story. We want to share your knowledge if you have a small business if you are an author or a Doctor, or whatever you are. With a disability or not, we want to share your story to inspire others. To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visithttp://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this program https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To find out more about Challenge Aspen go tohttps://challengeaspen.org. To see how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/, or email Amanda Boxtel atamanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Marlon Peterson. Marlon is an international social and criminal justice advocate, writer, organizational trainer, and educator who spent ten years in New York State prisons. 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Por um crime que cometeu aos 20 anos, a justiça condenou Marlon Peterson a 10 anos de prisão e, como ele diz, de um período de vida de irrelevância. Enquanto estava atrás das grades, Peterson encontrou redenção através de um programa penal de mentoria com estudantes do Brooklyn. Nessa palestra corajosa, ele nos lembra por que devemos investir na humanidade daquelas pessoas que a sociedade gostaria de desprezar e descartar.

그가 그의 20대 초기에 저지른 범죄로 인해, 말론 피터슨은 징역 10년형, 그리고 그의 말에 의하면 평생에 걸친 무가치성을 선고받았습니다. 그가 감옥에 있는 동안, 피터슨은 브루클린에 있는 학생들과의 팬팔 멘토링 프로그램을 통해 속죄와 구원을 찾았습니다. 그의 용감한 강연을 통해, 그는 우리가 왜 사회가 버리고 무시하는 사람들의 인류애에 투자해야 하는지를 상기시켜 줍니다.

Pour un crime qu'il a commis vers vingt ans, les tribunaux ont condamné Marlon Peterson à 10 ans de prison -- et, comme il le dit, une vie entière d'inutilité. Alors qu'il était derrière les barreaux, Perterson a trouvé la rédemption via un programme de mentorat par correspondance avec des élèves de Brooklyn. Dans cette intervention courageuse, il nous rappelle pourquoi nous devrions investir dans l'humanité de ces gens que la société aimerait négliger et rejeter.

For a crime he committed in his early twenties, the courts sentenced Marlon Peterson to 10 years in prison -- and, as he says, a lifetime of irrelevance. While behind bars, Peterson found redemption through a penpal mentorship program with students from Brooklyn. In this brave talk, he reminds us why we should invest in the humanity of those people society would like to disregard and discard.

Por un crimen que él comitió a los veinte años, la corte sentenció a Marlon Peterson a diez años de prisión -- y, como él lo define, a una vida de irrelevancia. Tras las rejas, Peterson encontró redención mediante un programa de mentoría por correspondencia con estudiantes de Brooklyn. En esta valiente charla, él nos recuerda por qué debemos invertir en la humanidad de ellos a quienes la sociedad quiere ignorar y descartar.

Get ready for a great one! On this week's podcast, we talk with Marlon Peterson about mass incarceration: what it is, what are the myths about prison and people who are locked up, and most importantly how to fight back and change these systems. Marlon is an international social and criminal justice advocate, writer, organizational trainer, and educator who spent 10 years in New York State prisons. He is the host of the podcast, #Decarcerated, a Soros Justice Fellow, Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar, a 2015 Ebony Magazine Power 100 honoree, and TED Resident. Check him out at: http://www.marlonpeterson.com/.

Marlon Peterson was honored by Ebony Magazine as one of America's 100 most influential and inspiring leaders in the Black community. He is also an Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar, and Fall 2016 TED Resident. Marlon is the founder and chief re-imaginator of The Precedential Group, a social justice consulting firm, and a 2015 recipient of the prestigious Soros Justice Fellowship. Marlon spent his entire 20's in New York State prisons. Since his release his work has focused in the following areas: youth development, violence prevention, criminal justice, race & gender justice. Link to episode: http://bit.ly/2qx3xYr Transcripts, blogs, and more: www.gdapodcast.com For booking info: www.gdaspeakers.com or call (214) 420-1999 twitter: @gdapodcast instagram: @gdapocast fb: facebook.com/gdapodcast

Marlon Peterson is interviewed by Carmen Lopez at the Central Library on November 17th, 2016.

#theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on THE SPIN. Black Men share their personal journeys on CONSENT. Marlon Peterson talks being raped at gunpoint when he was 14, unlearning shame, finding power in vulnerability, reframing masculinity and honoring connection. Host: Esther Armah Contributor: Marlon Peterson

Check out Joel’s @joway25 interview with Marlon Peterson @marlon_79 who is a national social and criminal justice advocate, writer, educator and winner of the Ebony Magazine Power 100 award. Listen as Marlon talks about his time in the NY State prison for 10 years, how he coped through and the dope work he’s doing now.

How do we break America's addiction to guns and gun violence? We talk with a young man who served ten years in prison on a gun-related crime and hear from cultural critic Jeff Chang about the cultural changes that have and haven't transformed America. Marlon Peterson spent his entire 20s in prison, charged with second degree murder, and convicted of attempted robbery and assault. Five years after his release, he's now a Soros Foundation Justice Fellow, working to end gun violence and increase community safety in New York City through the creation of zones where no one will need to carry a gun—not even police officers. Jeff Chang is an author, historian and cultural critic. He is the author of Can't Stop Won't Stop, A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, and Who We Be: The Colorization of America. Also in this episode, Laura discusses a prison-free state.

The state of California agreed in early September to overhaul it's solitary confinement system. With some 3,000 living and breathing people locked up, some of them for twenty or thirty years, in small cells without windows, all but two hours a day — you can bet the system needs overhauling. It actually needs abolishing. As does our mass incarceration system more generally. I know, talk of prison abolition is rarely heard in public, but that doesn't mean plenty of people aren't talking about it. Oakland based Critical Resistance is just one example and they're not alone, not now, and certainly not in US history. The US is an outlier in the so-called civilized world when it comes to writing people off and locking them away. But we've only done it for two misbegotten centuries. Go back two hundred years and you'll find plenty of debate. Colonial jails were tiny wooden buildings - like the one that's been standing on Cape Cod since 1690 - which housed people just until they were tried. Incarcerating people for punishment only came later. Solitary, Ironically, was the brainchild of the Quakers, the same people who pushed to abolish slavery. They imagined solitary reflection as a humane alternative to stocks and whipping. Even at that time, though, there were places with no prisons. When Pope Francis passes through Central Park, he'll pass the site of Seneca Village, a village settled by free blacks and Irish immigrants in the 1820s. According to the NY Historical society Seneca Village had three churches, a school, several cemeteries - and no prison - until it was razed for the park. After the Civil War - those hundreds of towns founded by freed slaves had schools and churches and music halls but not prisons. Anthropologist and novelist Zora Neale Hurston described one of those Eatonville, Florida where she grew up, as a city of five lakes, three croquet courts, three hundred black skins; 300 good swimmers, plenty of guavas, two schools and no jail house.” Abolition may not be as American as Apple pie, but it's certainly not a foreign concept and it's been around a whole lot longer than the prison industrial complex. You can watch my interview with Soros Justice fellow Marlon Peterson, who spent ten years in the New York State Prisons, this week on The Laura Flanders Show on KCET/LINKtv and TeleSUR and find all my interviews and reports at GRITtv.org To tell me what you think, write to: Laura@GRITtv.org.

part 2 - DrumCircle with Tanisha K. Douglas MSW, activist, teacher, & healer & Marlon Peterson, Peopleworker debts to Lupe, Tony Williams, Nina, The Temptations, Marz, Dilla & Jimi. Abridged tracklist is as follows My Life (The Renegades' Mix) @DynamixRecords, LLC - Mary J Blige Rosie - C.B. & axe gang [Alan Lomax] Old Slaves - Stephen Marley Let my People Go - Darondo Penitentiary Philosophy - Erykah Badu Victims - Steel Pulse Hold On, Be Strong - Outkast Strength/Kangpe (J.Period Dubplate) - Nneka Broken in Brooklyn - Jahdan Blakkamoore Pep La Vilnerab - @ZingExperience There Will Be Tears - Frank Ocean Titans (Prod. by MLHAVS & STNKMNR) - @Sun-Ka Productions LLC Soldier Of Love - Sade One Mic (Live at the Highline Ballroom) - Nas once more, shouts to MC, Sangodara & Kiese

touched down in Brooklyn for a cipher with Tanisha K. Douglas MSW, activist, teacher, & healer & Marlon Peterson, Peopleworker but this is DrumLanguage so call it a DrumCircle love pain truth & hope all in it more here - http://bit.ly/1czUStu Radio Freedom intro- The African National Congress and the People's Army Umkhonto We Sizwe Ponta De Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma)- Jorge Ben Piè Aleman Batala Lemiso- Lakou Badjo Sunshine of Your Love- Bobby McFerrin Everybody Loves The Sunshine- Seu Jorge And Almaz Brooklyn & Jamaica- Morgan Heritage Locked Up For Being (@Brotha-Onaci #Not1More Hip Hop Edit)- Luis Tubens Dying to Live- Blitz the Ambassador feat. John Forte Angola, LA & The 13th Amendment- Christian Scott Run Mary Run:Jubilee @ Weeksville Heritage Ctr- Rashida Bumbray & Dance Diaspora Collective feat. Adenike Sharpley Mandela [Listen to What the Drums Say]- @JasiriX