Marlon Peterson

About Marlon Peterson

Marlon Peterson is a national social and criminal justice advocate, writer, organizational trainer, community organizer, and educator who spent 10 years in New York State prisons. | Follow him on Twitter at @marlon_79.

For Rekia, LaVena, and Shereese: The Importance of #SayHerName
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For Rekia, LaVena, and Shereese: The Importance of #SayHerName

Civil and Human Rights, Editorial, Racial Socioeconomic Relations, Tolerance/Humanization

For Rekia, LaVena, and Shereese: The Importance of #SayHerName

By Marlon Peterson | Originally Published at Gawker. May 22, 2015 1:05 PM Illustration by Tara Jacoby Her name was Shaka and we were in the fifth grade when I decided to kick her square in the stomach. Even though I had a huge crush on her, [...]

For Rekia, LaVena, and Shereese: The Importance of #SayHerNameMarlon Peterson2016-11-29T17:37:13-05:00