Libert is executive director and co-founder of Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, a nonprofit that helps young inmates in the D.C. Jail by giving them books, holding book club meetings, encouraging them to write stories and poetry, and helping them adjust to life after being released. The group’s website is www.freemindsbookclub.org. What are some of the most popular books?
I think they’re all popular. The ones that relate to their lives are the most, like “Makes Me Wanna Holler” by Nathan McCall, “Manchild in the Promised Land” by Claude Brown and “A Place to Stand” by Jimmy Santiaga Baca. They love the Blueford series.
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