by Taqwaa Bonner, LSPC Housing Coordinator We want Freedom. We want power to determine the destiny of our Black Community. - Black Panther Party Ten-Point Program While All of Us or None (AOUON), a project of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) fights for Black liberation as spelled out in the 10-point program of the Black Panther Party, freedom from … [Read more...] about Black Panther Earth Month
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Today’s Political Climate
by Nedric Miller, LSPC Senior Policy Fellow For many of us within the movement fighting for justice and accountability from the powers that be, whether through grassroots organizing or policy, a recent trend has become visible. It operates with the same intent for harm that was prevalent in the 1950s, a time that weaponized racial anxieties to justify criminalization of … [Read more...] about Today’s Political Climate
Legal Corner: Celebrate Second Chance Month by Giving a First Opportunity
by Samuel Fishman, LSPC Staff Attorney Every April, advocates across the state and nation celebrate Second Chance Month. But it's not just advocates ringing in the annual celebration. In recent years, corrections and law enforcement departments nationwide have also acknowledged Second Chance Month. Not to miss out on the fun, last year, the California Department of … [Read more...] about Legal Corner: Celebrate Second Chance Month by Giving a First Opportunity
Remembering Jesse Clyde Burleson
Sunrise: March 20, 1969 • Sunset: March 6, 2026 It is with great sadness that we announce the transition of our comrade and brotha Jesse Clyde Burleson. Many of you may remember Jesse from his monthly column, “Jesse’s Corner,” which ran regularly in the AOUON Newspaper between September 2022 and August 2024. Jesse served as LSPC’s In-Custody Program Coordinator for almost … [Read more...] about Remembering Jesse Clyde Burleson
Bound by Our Roots: Red Brick Clay, Greens and Yams
Resurrecting our Afrikan Foremuthas by Nnennaya Amuchie, Esq., LSPC Supervising Attorney The 1929 Aba Women’s War is one of the largest women-led resistance movements against European imperialism. In 1928, rumors spread throughout southeastern Nigeria that the British would begin counting and imposing taxes on women to fund World War I. To these women, census counting … [Read more...] about Bound by Our Roots: Red Brick Clay, Greens and Yams
