Category Archives: Art Commentary

Check Out the Play, “Indelible”!

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

"Theater for the New City, Inc., 2012 Dream Up Theater Festival, 5 Shows Only, Monday, August 20th 9:00pm, Wednesday, August 22nd 9:00pm, Saturday August 25th 5:00pm, Sunday August 26th 8:00pm, Monday August 27th 6:30pm, Theater for the New City, Inc. 155 First Avenue, New York, NY 10003"

“Theater for the New City, Inc., 2012 Dream Up Theater Festival, 5 Shows Only, Monday, August 20th 9:00pm, Wednesday, August 22nd 9:00pm, Saturday August 25th 5:00pm, Sunday August 26th 8:00pm, Monday August 27th 6:30pm, Theater for the New City, Inc. 155 First Avenue, New York, NY 10003”

My Commentary: If you’re in or around NYC this week, check out my good friend, Damion Sanders, as he performs his brand-new play, “Indelible”!

“Land of the Free,” You Say?

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “End the War on Drugs,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"This year's winner in prison population (prisoners in millions): USA - 2.0, China - 1.5, Russia - 0.8. The United States has less than 5% of the world's population, but nearly 25% of the world's prisoners. Let's meet the champions: (Three Strikes, and other mandatory sentencing laws, not higher crime rates, are responsible for the 800% increase in federal prison populations since 1970.) (Louisiana, has the highest incarceration rate with 1619 per 100k residents, more than 2x the national average. Nearly 2/3 of their prisoners are non-violent offenders. This is largely due to the laws voted into effect by voters.) (Private prisons, are the for-profit prisons that hold over 10% of all federal prisoners. The problem: they spend millions each year lobbying for stricter sentencing laws to increase their profits.) Share better. Share this. Upworthy."

“This year’s winner in prison population (prisoners in millions): USA – 2.0, China – 1.5, Russia – 0.8. The United States has less than 5% of the world’s population, but nearly 25% of the world’s prisoners. Let’s meet the champions: (Three Strikes, and other mandatory sentencing laws, not higher crime rates, are responsible for the 800% increase in federal prison populations since 1970.) (Louisiana, has the highest incarceration rate with 1619 per 100k residents, more than 2x the national average. Nearly 2/3 of their prisoners are non-violent offenders. This is largely due to the laws voted into effect by voters.) (Private prisons, are the for-profit prisons that hold over 10% of all federal prisoners. The problem: they spend millions each year lobbying for stricter sentencing laws to increase their profits.) Share better. Share this. Upworthy.”

My Commentary: “Land of the Free”?

The “War on Drugs” is Too Profitable for Too Many to Simply Come to an End Without a Lengthy Battle

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Voluntaryism,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"Q: Is it time to end the War on Drugs? No. (police, bigger budgets $), No. (banks, laundry $), Ditto. (drug cartels, profits $)

“Q: Is it time to end the War on Drugs? No. (police, bigger budgets $), No. (banks, laundry $), Ditto. (drug cartels, profits $)

My Commentary: The Prison-Industrial-Complex, and the American “Justice” System also say, “NO”!