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Solano caricature artist Ray Williams
pays homage to SQ’s prison journalists

March 20, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

Solano State Prison resident Ray Williams Jr. created animated caricatures of formerly incarcerated journalists who were part of San Quentin’s radio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, ESPANOL, Featured, SPANISH Tagged With: Profiles

Glen Shafer: Soledad neoclassical
artist owes his life to his art

March 20, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

Incarcerated for 35 years, the artist finds art itself to be his most stabilizing influence  SQNews is featuring art submissions from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, Featured Tagged With: Profiles

26.2 TO LIFE: Powerful film debuts at SQ chapel

March 20, 2023 by Joshua Strange

San Quentin recently hosted a premiere of a documentary film starring its running club that shows how the program transformed the lives of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Prison Media, Prison Stories, Profiles

Kid CAT hygiene drive returns to SQ

March 20, 2023 by Charles Crow

Incarcerated give to homelessyouth of Huckleberry House  Members of San Quentin’s Kid CAT program looked like a troop of Santa Clauses as they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Health and Wellness, Prison Stories, Rehabilitation Corner, Youth Offender

SAN QUENTIN NEWS CELEBRATES – THE WOMEN OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

March 20, 2023 by Marcus Henderson

For Women’s History Month, we shine the spotlight on fourpowerhouse women who have changed the face of the justice system Women worldwide are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Roses are red . . . mostly

February 15, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

Guatemala native brings nature’s beauty to life — with bread  San Quentin artist Idalio Villagran takes prison-constrained creativity and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, Featured

FOR LOVE AND HONOR

February 15, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

Edgar Zarate Martinez pours life onto his canvasto show respect for his family and culture Painting and drawing are keys to inner freedom for San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, Featured

Rhymester ‘God MC’ Rakim transforms 80s rap

February 15, 2023 by Marcus Henderson

“Changing the game” is an expression used to describe exceptional individuals who have transformed and elevated their particular field or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, Featured, OBITUARY, PROFILE

Celebrating BLACK HISTORY/HIP HOP

February 15, 2023 by San Quentin News

PIONEER WOMEN OF HIP HOP: MC Lyte is recognized as one of“the best female vocalists in hiphop” history. She was the first solofemale rapper to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, MUSIC

The golden philosophy of KRS-One:

February 15, 2023 by Marcus Henderson

KNOWLEDGEIS POWER “Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone” is the bold acronym of hip hop’s grand “Teacha” known as KRS-One (Lawrence “Kris” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Human Interest

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