Several hip hop artists, both local and regional, with a political message. Journalists from the Virginian-Pilot Bill Sizemore, Bill Burke and John Hopkins discuss how prisons get represented in print media with Regent professor Michael R. Smith. Film professor Dennis Bounds analyzes Hollywood s view of prison life. Ex-prisoners talk about how the media representations of prisons compare to real life on the inside.
All events are open to the general public as well as students from across Hampton Roads.
Most events are free except for a small donation at the Wilder Center at NSU to help pay the musicians expenses.