Black Prisoners’ Caucus at WSU: Rebuilding Black Lives During and Beyond Incarceration

About the event

Title:
Black Prisoners’ Caucus at WSU: Rebuilding Black Lives During and Beyond Incarceration

Date & Time:
Friday, February 20 | 3:00–6:30 PM

Schedule:

• 3:00–3:20 PM: Grab Popcorn (CUB 170 lobby)

• 3:20–5:15 PM: Screening of Since I Been Down (dir. Dr. Gilda Sheppard) (CUB 177 Theater)

• 5:30–6:30 PM: Live Q&A with the director and Black Prisoners Caucus members, including participants from Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (via Zoom) (CUB 177 Theater)

Location:

CUB Lobby & Auditorium (CUB 170 / 177)

Event Description:

Founded in Washington State in 1972, the Black Prisoners’ Caucus (BPC) is a prisoner-led organization dedicated to education, healing, and justice-impacted community building. Scheduled in recognition of Black History Month, this event features a screening of Since I Been Down and a Q&A with currently and formerly incarcerated BPC members—including participants from Coyote Ridge Corrections Center—spotlighting peer-led efforts to support reentry and rebuild Black lives beyond incarceration.

This event is sponsored by

• The David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities
• Department of English
• Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
• WSU Libraries