The Beyond the Bars music program hosted its first ever Live at the Free Library event on Saturday, the first in a series to give inner city youth a platform to perform and raise awareness around social justice issues. Saturday’s event included vocal and instrumental music by students in Beyond the Bars weekly class; a performance by Hip-Hop artist Chill Moody; and a discussion on mass incarceration led by Jondhi Harrell, Executive Director of the Center for Returning Citizens. Philadelphia Tribune Digital Reporter Samaria Bailey has details.

Tags

As featured on

(0) comments

Welcome to the discussion.

Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.

Post a comment
Stop watching this discussion.