by Robert “Fleetwood” Bowden, LSPC In-Custody CoordinatorI was just a little Black boy in Greensboro, North Carolina when the world around me began to shift and shake with the weight of the Civil Rights Movement. I didn’t understand it—not really. But I felt it, like thunder rolling on the horizon long before the storm reaches your doorstep.What I did understand was the sound … [Read more...] about The Day I Became a Revolutionary: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert Bowden
It’s On Us
Robert "Fleetwood" Bowden Thangs sho change when they cooked dat Coke in the Glassand the way we killin each othertell me how we gon lastThis what the world madeThey want our babies state raisedUncle Sam don't give uh damn, he stay paidThe new Crack that's fentanyl bars and Xthey somewhere working on what's NextYou every really tripped on why they keep on fixing up the … [Read more...] about It’s On Us
In Texas, AOUON Members Build Collective Power
In July, AOUON's San Antonio chapter hosted a national convening to bring us together as issues of crimmigration, the new presidential administration, and environmental injustice are deeply impacting us across states, borders, and walls. A multi-generational group of folks impacted by the criminal legal system ranging from toddlers to movement elders, we are leaving with a … [Read more...] about In Texas, AOUON Members Build Collective Power
