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The Bigger Picture: Artists Against Mass Incarceration, published by Gagosian Quarterly in Winter 2022

Empowerment Avenue’s Rahsaan Thomas on Why He Supports the Work of Incarcerated Artists — And We Should, Too, published by YBCA Artist Power Center in December 2022

Empowerment Avenue – bringing solutions journalism into prisons, published by Squirrel News in March 2022

Meet Us Quickly: Painting for Justice received extensive press and ended up being the Museum of African Diaspora’s most-covered exhibition to date. Rahsaan has talked about his curatorial role with Artnet, ABC News, Datebook and others.

There are so many aspects of prison life that aren’t told, published by Welcome to Hellworld in October 2021

Inside stories, published by Columbia Journalism review in April 2021

From a Life Sentence to Freedom, published by Runner's World in November 2023

Running the NYC Marathon to Change the U.S. Prison System, published by NBC in November 2023

J.M.K. Innovation Prize Awarded to 10 Social and Environmental Projects with Transformative Potential, published by PR Newswire in November 2023

'I get to tell my story': incarcerated journalists are making podcasts, going viral and winning awards, published by The Guardian in December 2023

Tanya talks to Rahsaan Thomas, aired in Febuary 2024

Empowerment Avenue Helps Incarcerated Writers Get Their Work Published, published by TriplePundit in May 2024

State of the Bay, Art from the Incarcerated, produced by KALW in July 2024

Model Prisons: California's Push for Reform | CBS Reports, published by CBS News in July 2024

Prison Journalism Is Having a Renaissance. Rahsaan Thomas Is One of Its Champions, published by The Nation in December 2024