Black Children of Incarcerated Parents Speak Truth to Power

Introduction

Britany Jenine Gatewood, Bahiyyah Miallah Muhammad and Sydni Myat Turner

Part 1: Truth and Reconciliation: Confidence in My Black Skin

Bahiyyah Miallah Muhammad

Chapter 1: What's In a Name?

Calvin Bell III

Chapter 2: Unlearn to Relearn

Aloha

Chapter 3: Am I My Mother's Keeper?

Tonisha Taylor

Chapter 4: Roots, Residue, and Results

Quatina Frazer

Chapter 5: Dad's "in" Dad's "out" Part I: The Ebb and Flow of Childhood with an Incarcerated Parent"

Nicole Dezrea Jenkins

Chapter 6: Dad's "in" Dad's "out" Part II: Truth and Trajectory from an Academic and Military Veteran"

Nicole Dezrea Jenkins

Chapter 7: Ciera's New Story

Ciera Payton

Part 2: Reclaiming Black Wellness: Every Revolution Has to Begin Somewhere

Sydni Myat Turner

Chapter 8: Lock and Key: A Story About My Dad

Tru Moore

Chapter 9: A Journey Through Abandonment and Abuse to Acceptance

Alicia Jefferson

Chapter 10: My Healing Journey

Charnal Chaney

Chapter 11: The Journey of a Butterfly

Faith Cole

Chapter 12: Loving Me, Unapologetically

Quaniece Raquelle Jones

Part 3: The Renaissance of Self-Expression: Creativity, Innovation, and Culture

Bahiyyah Miallah Muhammad

Chapter 13: The Masquerade Ball

Donald Stevenson

Chapter 14: The Seed of Hope: "Maybe You'll Go Away for College"

Lolu Drummond

Chapter 15: In Memory of You, Dad

Shannell Kitt, MSW, MFA

Chapter 16: Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Justice Howard

Chapter 17: Falling on Deaf Ears

Gabrielle Dunn

Chapter 18: Helping Flowers Grow: Sunlight, Water and Love

Jian Alaa Muhammad and Jaelah Millah Muhammad

Chapter 19: Emotions

William Myhre

Chapter 20: Crisis to Creativity

Akiya McKnight

Part 4: Parenting Behind and Beyond the Walls: The Revolutionizing Relationships of BCOIP

Sydni Myat Turner

Chapter 21: Behind the Wall

Dawan Alford

Chapter 22: 73 Days

Erika Hardinson

Chapter 23: Moms

Dawan Alford

Chapter 24: Apple Don't Fall Far

Shatarra King

Chapter 25: Obstacles on Both Sides of the Gate

Kiara W. S. Bynum

Chapter 26: Parenting Your Parents

Jasmine Johnson

Chapter 27: Letter to My Father

Tashawn Reagon

Part 5: The Student and the Teacher: Education Beyond Books

Britany Jenine Gatewood

Chapter 28: What is a bad guy?

Jay Baron

Chapter 29: Intergenerational Achievement: Class of 2025

Whitney Hollins and Arieanna Hollins

Part 6: The Revolution Begins Now: A National Call to Action

Britany Jenine Gatewood

Chapter 30: The Internal Revolution

Anye Young

Chapter 31: This is Your Permission to be Free

Tonisha Taylor

Chapter 32: Ask the Question: Say Something

Kiara Bynum

Chapter 33: Why My Mom

Quniana Futrell

Chapter 34: Youth of Incarcerated Parents United

Kleo Torres

Chapter 35: Building the Future Us: Youth Ambassadors on a Mission

Jaelah Millah Muhammad and Jian Alaa Muhammad

Chapter 36: A Woman on the Outside

Kristal Bush

Chapter 37: The Invisible Part: See Me, Hear Me

Shameka Green

Conclusion

Bahiyyah Miallah Muhammad, Britany Jenine Gatewood and Sydni Myat Turner

Afterword

Tony Lewis Jr.