Omar DeJesus
Second Chance: voices of the unheard
Facing 25 years to life in prison, I had to make a difficult choice, which was taking a plea of 13 years in prison—using my time wisely; earning a degree from New York University (PEP). I interview formerly incarcerated men and women, guilty or innocent, being granted a second chance at freedom. The lack of education is linked to mass incarceration. Also, I will touch on topics that will enlighten you. Here's a fact- the USA is the leading country on mass incarceration, putting a value on our citizens for monetary gains and disbanding people from their civil liberties.
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Omar DeJesus
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Sep 18, 2023
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Episodes
👑King Gregory 444 18.09.2023 22:44
Riding through the lens and narrative of my brother Greg's eyes and hearing his experience since leaving prison has been everything but easy. As you listen in, King Greg has embarked on some new endeavors, from the Cannabis industry to Fashion, King Gregory is involved. This brother is very inspirational and aspirational.
Fallible 21.08.2023 17:44
Sometimes we have to get it wrong in order to get it right in our lives. As long as you are more than willing to put that work in you'll be successful. Mistakes are part of everyone's journey, don't be afraid to make some. Life is beautiful so enjoy it to your fullest. The interview was conducted by the woman I am in love with.
Save The Future 24.07.2023 24:06
Human trafficking, also called trafficking in persons, has no place in our world. As both a grave crime and a human rights abuse, it compromises national and economic security, undermines the rule of law, and harms the well-being of individuals and communities everywhere, especially marginalized communities. It is a crime of exploitation. Trafficking profit at the expense of the victims by compell...
How To Communicate Effectively 08.05.2023 33:14
Communication in relationships is very important. In this dating and relationship advice, I share with you seven keys to effective communication. To have a healthy and successful relationship, you need to embrace all the 7 keys to effective communication in your relationship to make your relationship better. We need to learn how to talk to each other and how to listen actively and properly and the...
Surviving Child Sexual Abuse. 18.04.2023 32:00
As a child, I was sexually touched by a trusted family member. I did not realize how traumatic the experience was until I reached adulthood. This experience ruined many relationships, scarred me for life, and damaged my self-esteem. I am working with a therapist to help me restore my life. If you are a victim of child molestation, pedophilia, or rape, you should speak up and out about it.
Television Is Telling A Lie To Your Vision 17.04.2023 28:48
Television became available as an experimental form in the late 1920s, and after world war ii, a preform of black-and-white TV broadcasting became popular in the United States and Britain. In 1927 an American scientist, Philo Farnsworth made the first electronic television system in the file they patent for that same year. His camera tube design was known as the image of the sector. Like Nicola Te...
From Prison To The Streets 25.03.2023 34:12
Travvy Dinero; also known as Travis Malone is a young African American rapper from the Bronx. Born on March 22nd, 1994, he lived in the Bronx for the first decade of his life. He traveled across the country with his family when they relocated to Las Vegas, however, this was short-lived as they returned to the South Bronx two years later. At 19 he moved once again but this time to Pennsylvania. Unf...
White Roads Through Black Bedrooms 11.03.2023 24:16
Meet N0neGiv3N; a native New York Musician who stops by to break down the history of the Interstate Highway System and its effects on minority neighborhoods. These are the same highways that bear the United States flag colors on shield-shaped road markers. He compares and contrasts the interstate layout between other regions and New York City while also discussing how communities can incite change...
Unhoused: a secret society 27.02.2023 18:51
Mayor Eric Adams said the community must do its part to house the homeless. Yet his own Department of homeless services is canceling planned shelters in the face of community pushback and in Adams' first month in office, his administration put the brakes on three shelters that were on the verge of opening. But falls in a neighborhood that is predominantly African-American and Latinx and saddled wi...
The Origins of Monopoly 27.02.2023 30:00
Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism. Elizabeth J. Maggie Phillips was an American game designer writer, and feminist who was the creator. She invented The Landlord's Game, the precursor to Monopoly, to illustrate the teachings of the progressive era economist Henry George. Despite it all, the origins of capitalism came from racial capitalism. The concept of racial capitali...
Character, what is it? And why it's important. 09.01.2023 35:49
The etymology of character is quite telling. The word comes from the Greek kharakter for "engraved mark," "symbol or imprint on the soul," and "instrument for making," and can be traced further back to the words for "to engrave," "pointed stake," and "to scrape and scratch." In the 17th century, the word came associated with "the sum of qualities that defines a person. These qualities include man'...
King Gregory 444 18.09.2022 30:52
A twin flame, a father, a yogi, a writer, a journalist, a skateboarder, and an entrepreneur. Gregory Headley, also known as Seven, King, or Skateboard, spends most of his time giving back to the communities he once hustled in helping others and mentoring at-risk youth.
Financial literacy 05.09.2022 24:48
Ways life insurance and trust fund work together. In exchange for premium payouts, a life insurance company will pay out a lump sum death benefit usually the face amount of the policy - to the beneficiaries you identify when you buy the coverage. Stop waiting for death to use the money in your life insurance. These can be people you love care for a charity don't matter there are two general types...
The Projects 21.08.2022 21:59
A forgotten history of how our Government segregated America through housing. Laws were created to help clear the housing crisis during the Great Depression. But many were discriminated against. And As the Great Depression deepened, housing reformers made their case ever more persuasively for both slum clearance and government assistance to construct housing for low-income families.
Re-flection 01.08.2022 33:00
I am a man of two children: a stepdaughter and a woman who will one day be my wife ... I've fought plenty of demons within getting to know myself for who I truly am, and inspire to become... it came with learning. Rayvon Gordon reflects on his life--learning from his trials and tribulations. Spoke about how he grew up fortunate as a child but made some unfortunate choices that led to his downfall....
HE-RO "He Rose" 24.07.2022 31:53
Overcoming adversity, Shawn Pettaway has been a pillar of his community since returning home. Working, buying a few vehicles, and spending time creating a business plan. Going through his trials and tribulation, Shawn has faced many situations that would have put him in dangerous situations. Despite everything, he holds on to hope that life will get better.
A Dedication to the LGBTQ+ Community 27.06.2022 24:46
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as "Gay Pride Day," but the actual day was flexible. In major cities acro...
A Brief History of Puerto Rico 12.06.2022 20:10
Welcome to the heart and soul of the Caribbean! Puerto Rico is an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea consisting of the main island, four small islands, and hundreds of cats and islets. The island territory is only 100 miles long and 35 miles wide (8,870 square kilometers). Still, it packs a fantastic diversity of sights, scenery, and culture. The real charm of Puerto Rico is its people. The people o...
PADOC / Death by Incarceration! 29.05.2022 35:34
Meet Anita Ferebee-Hicks who talks about her husband Nicholas Hudson GR8018's server life sentence in a Pennsylvania state prison. As a wife of an inmate in PADOC SCI Forest. She will talk about Life, Love, and their struggles as a couple with someone serving life in person. She will share how this separation keeps them still in love with one another & how hard their struggle has been. With their...
A Dedication To All Mother's On Mother's Day 08.05.2022 12:46
Giving a shout-out to all the strong, intelligent, courageous, awesome, gorgeous, caring, and the list goes on. Happy Queens Day to all the Queens. Our first teachers are our mothers'. The givers of life, women are dope.
Great Poetry Reading Day 24.04.2022 11:37
Presenting my poem, "Infliction:" Jealous of our bond He puts you through shit Pressure of being unhappy To please this prik You treat me like shit Straining our friendship shit isn't it When will you quit Pushing me away too legit To go through this shit Seek your attention I seek no attention Ima whole vibe Girl, did I mention Coming at you with Pure love and affection no hidden agenda Why did...
STOP THE VIOLENCE 10.04.2022 20:42
Dedicated to the 16-year-old girl killed, along with 2 students shot after being caught in crossfire outside a Bronx school. We need to STOP THE VIOLENCE in our community. Parenting starts at home. Our children are a reflection of us. We "as parents" need to take hold of our children. The behavior of this young man comes as a form of ignorance, negligence, and stupidity.
Celebrating Women's History 07.03.2022 21:58
Women's History Month is a celebration of women's contributions to history (his story), culture, and society and has been observed annually in March in the United States since 1987. Women's History Month is a dedicated month to reflect on the often overlooked contributions of women to United States history. From Abigail Adams to Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth to Rosa Parks, a timeline of women'...
Who is Uncle Tom 20.02.2022 15:41
This segment speaks on the fact that it is not the original Uncle Tom character portrayed in the book that upsets most people but the realization that popular media has wrongfully falsified what it means to be an Uncle Tom. As the video states... "staged depictions" have misled people to believe that an Uncle Tom would "sell out any black man to a white employer or slaveowners" for his benefits wh...
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin 06.02.2022 16:16
Born (Claudette Austin, September 5, 1939) are an American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. This occurred nine months before the more widely known incident in which Rosa Parks.
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