Episode 63: Foster Boy on Rikers ft. Jose Angel Perez

We are humbled to have Jose Angel Perez aka Power the Poet on the show today to enlighten us with his life stories– growing up in the foster system, being sent to Rikers, being at Rikers at the same time as his Mom, and how he found poetry as an outlet through all of this. We dig deeper with Jose in a discussion about the different rehabilitation programs offered to incarcerated folks, and where the American carceral system is failing to deliver that rehabilitation. Jose then delivers a reading of one of his poems from his book “Till Ink Meets Paper” that left us all with chills. You’re not going to want to skip this episode!You can purchase Jose’s book here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLTLKTMG?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_19SM3V6FRNEXB2270AP1_1&bestFormat=true&newOGT=1You can follow Jose on Instagram:@j.a._perezFollow & listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/unapologetictawk/?listen-on=true Watch, Like & Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@UnapologeticTawkPodcastDon’t forget to leave us a nice rating :)Follow the podcast on socials:Instagram: @unapologetictawk Tik Tok: @unapologetictawkFollow Relly: @rellyrebel Follow Dimez: @dimez_cartierFollow Rudy: @shacqealRudy is the creator of Blacksky, an algorithm to connect Black users on Bluesky and the basis for other community algorithms on Bluesky. Check it out at blacksky.xyz Follow Rudy on Bluesky: @rudyfraser.comSupport Blacksky on Open Collective at: https://opencollective.com/blackskyRudy also created Papertree.earth, a joint bank account for community groups to collectively manage finances.We The People NYC is a community-led mutual aid group that runs a hot food & clothes distro every Thursday @ 1PM on the corner of Fulton & Nostrand in Bed-Stuy & every Saturday @ 1PM on 125th Street & Lexington Ave in Harlem.Check out more info at wethepeople.nyc or @wethepeople_nyc on InstagramJoin the Stonewall Was A Riot! Movement to join a community of Black youth fighting specifically for Black LGBTQIA+ liberation. Tap in on Instagram: @stonewall.wasariot !!!