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Family and friends of incarcerated women viewed the inmates' artwork, poetry and photos in a "Poetic Justice" exhibit at Oklahoma City University.
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>> a smile is a trophy, not won without a fight. through ache and triumph and spite, my smile is my light. so i smile. >> oh, wow. >> that was victory. >> i have a voice! >> i have a voice! >> i have hope! >> i have hope. >> i have the power to change. >> i have the power to change. >> i will start college in the fall. through writing i discovered that there's a whole world out there that i haven't even experienced yet. >> there are no expandible people in this world. they are not at number. they are not just a color. they are a person of inestimatable worth. [ applause ] >> please join me in ...
Is one of the stars of "black panther" and award winning playwright and ambassador for women, danai gurira. >> we hear the word inmate, and it brings up that cliche of an orange jumpsuit and a number, but ellen stackable knows that each and every woman inside a cell is a human being first, a human being with a voice. that is why ellen co-founded poetic justice in 2014, so they could put lives into words, lives filled with abuse, addiction, lost children, mental illness and heartbreaking series of terrible bad luck, but there they are. once a week in chairs with
[ applause ] and welcome back to "cnn heroes." the state of oklahoma has had the highest rate of incarceration for women in the country for more than 25 years. many of the women who are incarcerated struggle financi financially and emotionally. >> to share the story of how a high school english teacher is helping these women is the star of plantier and award winning playwright, deni guerra. >> we hear the word inmate, and it brings up that cliche of an orange jumpsuit and a number, but ellen stackable knows that each and every woman inside a cell is a human being first, a human being with a ...