Category: MalikSpeaks

Audio file link: https://malikspeaks.noblogs.org/files/2024/08/malik-speaking-2024-08-21.mp3 Transcript: What does Black August commemorate? Well, it is a month where prisoners, specifically Black, honor George Jackson and the sacrifices he made in the California prison system. For those who don’t know, Jackson was given a 1-year-to-life term for a petty crime, as is what happened during that time with… Continue reading “Every month is Black August”

Malik recently shared an audio essay over a call. A rough transcript follows — any errors are the editor’s own. audio file link: https://malikspeaks.noblogs.org/files/2024/08/malik-speaking-2024-08-15.mp3 Transcript: Democracy, as defined by Oscar Wilde: “The bludgeoning of the people, by the people, for the people” — in other words, a system that offer everyone the opportunity to rule… Continue reading “You are not the wolf”

I just had a long conversation about how to we can make prisons suck less, cuz California has phones in their cells, they have free or 4¢/min phone calls, tablets, conjugal visits. This prison in CA had outside food every week, BBQs on the yard, ice cream, long yard times, Xboxes, new movies as fast… Continue reading “Prison is a microcosm of society”

[ed.: This is a belated post from a letter from June 2024] As Pride Month winds to a close, I wanna give a shout out to my beautiful queers out there, Happy Pride Month! Like I say, for all the government breadcrumbs they give us (us being any marginalized group), it’s a great cause for… Continue reading Thoughts on Pride Month

So the past two days, I’ve had a very lively debate about lots of things, but it started over someone calling me a hypocrite for saying that everyone has the right to be themselves without persecution from others. They said this because I say that right don’t apply to anyone whose beliefs and ideologies are… Continue reading Hole Thoughts #2

All truth be told… in the end, under the false facades, the bravados, under the masks, the hurt, pain and injury — the heart of it all is love. People, that’s all we are: human, fallible, and prone to fuck up. You live, you learn, and as Alanis said once: you laugh, you learn; you… Continue reading Take me back to the night we met…

Malik was recently sent to the segregated unit for refusing water during his fast for Ramadan. Call Oregon State Penitentiary to demand his immediate release to the general population and to respect his right to free religious practice: (503) 378-2453. “The day you arrive and the day you leave”. That’s what they say prison is,… Continue reading “Hole Thoughts”: Reflections and rants from segregation