Celebrating freedom in a place of bondage.

“I am not evidence that the system ‘works.’ I am an outlier, dripping in luck.”

“There is hardly a day that passes when I do not see his face.”

“There wasn’t enough ibuprofen in the world to combat the pain I was experiencing.”

Theothus Carter reflects on starring in the film “O.G.”, alongside Jeffrey Wright, while serving time in prison.

“I didn't have anything to offer her except a lot of lonely nights.”

“Step by step, I shuffle forward amid the mass of bodies, waiting to get inside.”

“Everything in that room, and everyone, was shining, just for a moment.”

“I didn’t have a way to communicate. And they basically just flipped me the bird.”