Archives for July 2022

Honor and Pride: Remembering my uncle Ferdia

July 24, 2022 by Marcus Henderson

Oh yeah, I know I’m going to be bombarded on the yard and with letters to the editor about why there are so many stories about LGBTQ and transgender … [Read more...]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: June/July 2022

July 24, 2022 by San Quentin News

DELAWARE PRISONER OFFERS UPDATE ON GTL TABLETS Dear San Quentin News: I am writing with some postage I owe for the past installment of the best … [Read more...]

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome By Joy DeGruy, PhD

July 24, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Dr. Joy DeGruy’s book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrom: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing focuses on how the traumatic experiences of … [Read more...]

Milwaukee Bucks share trophy with prisoners

July 24, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

The Milwaukee Bucks, two-time NBA Championship winners, shared their Larry O’Brien Championship trophy with the incarcerated residents of the … [Read more...]

Intramural basketball kicks off at the Q

July 24, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

San Quentin’s Intramural B-Ball League kicked off on a hot Sunday morning on the Lower Yard with a tight-scoring contest. The SQ Celtics triumphed … [Read more...]

SQ athletes, fitness buffs find innovative ways to stay in shape

July 24, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

Athletes at San Quentin are finding alternate ways to get physically fit and maintain their health while doing their time in prison. And guys miss the … [Read more...]

ALL-MADDEN TRYOUTS TAKE THE FIELD

July 24, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

San Quentin’s All-Madden Football team got cracking for tryouts on April 15 and Head Coach Brian Underwood and Defensive Captain Jermaine Gurley were … [Read more...]

TIER TALK: Talking tennis with Hung Pham and James Duff

July 24, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

Tennis at The Q has helped Hung Pham and James Duff find themselves, all while building their friendship and confidence in the sport they both … [Read more...]

The NBA’s first-ever female draftee

July 24, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

Hall of Fame inductee and the only woman to ever be drafted into the National Basketball Association passed away earlier this year. Lusia Mae Harris, … [Read more...]

Markelle the Gazelle goes to Boston

July 24, 2022 by Steve Brooks

Former San Quentin 1000 Mile Club runner Markelle “The Gazelle” Taylor took center stage in the first wave of runners at the Boston Marathon in … [Read more...]