Poet and lawyer works to change life in prisons
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts spoke with NY1’s Annika Pergament about the origin of Freedom Reads, the power of literature behind bars, and his experience in solitary confinement. Dwayne also read from his acclaimed book of poetry, FELON.
Freedom Reads program brightening lives of incarcerated New Yorkers
Spectrum News chatted with library patrons at Otisville Correctional Facility in New York about the Freedom Library and how reading helps them imagine new possibilities for their lives.
A look at efforts to beef up libraries in Mass. prisons and jails
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts spoke about access to literature in Massachusetts prisons, the 500-book Freedom Library collection, and the Inside Literary Prize.
Dr. King Honored by Leaders at BAM
Reginald Dwayne Betts, Freedom Reads Founder & CEO, delivered an inspirational keynote address at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Cleveland Public Library to host talk with prison literacy activist, author
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts will speak about the barriers to accessing books in prison at a Cleveland Public Library event.
Gloria Estefan, Martin Sheen, Mitt Romney & More Headline ‘The Thread,’ New Documentary Series From Life Stories About Purpose-Driven Lives
The Thread, a documentary series by Life Stories about living a purpose driven life, will feature author, poet, and Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts among other influential Americans.
BAM Hosts 38th Annual MLK Day Event
At the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts “expressed how mercy is the wish of many Black and Brown people who are incarcerated.”
BAM hosts 38th Annual Brooklyn tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts delivered the keynote address at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
'Look at where we are now': BAM honors Martin Luther King Jr. at annual tribute event
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts delivered the keynote address at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
How to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Brooklyn
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts is slated to give the keynote address at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Freedom Reads puts on a play at CTF
Freedom Reads presented a one-person adapted performance of The Latehomecomer, a novel by Kao Kalia Yang, at Correctional Training Facility.
The Lives They Lived: Harry Belafonte
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts penned this in memoriam piece on Harry Belafonte, reflecting how he used his power of celebrity to create change for Black Americans.