Telling It Lead Artist
About
“This is my first time inside of (a) juvenile detention center. But it was not my first time being around these kids. I grew up with these kids. These kids are me. They are creative, they are playful, they are lively, they are loving, they have made some mistakes, they are Human.
"They all made decisions that landed them here, but the decisions were not made in a vacuum. They were decisions made by kids who were failed by a system. Affected by so many factors that they are unaware of.
"The work that Telling It does reminds me that these are children. It reminds the correction officers, and most importantly, it reminds the kids themselves.
"I pray they feel seen. I pray that they feel that people care about them and their well-being. And I pray that they feel empowered when they leave the Telling It space.”
