John & Vivett DukesSep 17, 20191 minSing Sing Prison Museum Presents “The Wait Room”A Message from Sing Sing Prison Museum: It's Tuesday and you are welcome to attend tonight's Wait Room-related happening-- 6:30 pm the...
John & Vivett DukesAug 13, 20193 minStatement on the Recent Mississippi Immigration Raids and Protocols to Protect the Rights of ChildreAugust 9, 2019 (previously written and published by The Osborne Association) On August 7, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
John & Vivett DukesAug 13, 20191 minSafeguard Children of Arrested Parents in NYCWe just learned from our co-advocates at The Osborne Association that the NYC City Council is voting on Council member Dromm's Child...
John & Vivett DukesJun 12, 20191 minPass Legislation to Protect In-Person Visiting in Prisons and Jails Throughout New York StateWith 5 days left in the NY State legislative session (ending on June 19th), we have a unique opportunity to pass legislation that would...
John & Vivett DukesApr 3, 20191 minSpeak Ya Truth Announces Our First Annual “April Showers Bring May Flowers” Baby Shower Giveaway🌦🌻You’ve heard the nursery rhyme “April Showers Bring May Flowers” right? 🌷🌦. Well, during the month of April, #SpeakYaTruth🗣💯 is...
John & Vivett DukesMar 2, 20192 minIt Is More Blessed To Give Than To ReceiveThank you to everyone in our Speak Ya Truth community that supported John and me as we wholeheartedly endeavored and successfully...
John & Vivett DukesFeb 28, 20194 minSpeak Ya Truth Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary With Self-Care Drive For Returning CitizensI can hardly believe it’s been two years since I stood before all of you in Times Square and announced the launch of John’s and my...
John & Vivett DukesFeb 15, 20191 minWhen We Help Others, In the End, We WinDear Speak Ya Truth Community — Whatever you are going through, know that God will always provide for you. He is our Help and our...
John & Vivett DukesJan 31, 20191 minDOCCS and Big Businesses Make Big Money From The Voice Prints of Those IncarceratedMy husband and Co-founder of Speak Ya Truth- Mr. John Dukes - is prominently featured in this this article about yet another way that...
John & Vivett DukesJan 23, 20192 minBring Back Visiting Buses and Pass Proximity for All Incarcerated Parents Legislationt’s time to #SpeakYaTruth and take action to increase children’s access to their incarcerated parents. This Wednesday, January 23 - TODAY...
John & Vivett DukesJan 15, 20192 minThe Process of Reentry Needs To Be ReinventedThe prefix “re” indicates a “do over”. It implies that something that once was and, for a gamut of reasons, became no longer, is now back...
John & Vivett DukesOct 24, 20182 minFamily United After 40 Years of IncarcerationMr. and Mrs.Mike and Debbie Africa are in each other’s arms again on the outside for the first time in 40 years. They both served 40...
John & Vivett DukesAug 9, 20181 minBringing Awareness To The Plight of Children Of Incarcerated Parents At National ConferenceHey Speak Ya Truth fam — I need your vote! I’ve proposed session ideas for #SXSWEDU 2019 to bring attention and support to the needs of...
John & Vivett DukesJun 24, 20181 minVivett Dukes Speaks Her Truth Via PoetryIn an hour, I’ll be reciting some of my original poetry. Most of them are retro pieces, but a couple are newer — written within the past...
John & Vivett DukesJun 4, 20181 minFamily Is LifeAs human beings, we all need to feel a sense of safety and belongingness in order to reach our fullest potential and...
John & Vivett DukesJun 2, 20181 minSpeak Ya Truth Against Solitary Confinement!To all who are willing to become activists in their own way by calling Speaker Heastie At (518) 455-3791 , leaving a message,...
John & Vivett DukesMay 21, 20181 minThe Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and IncarcerationWhen we look into the historical backgrounds of men, women, and children who are incarcerated, many of them have experienced considerable...
John & Vivett DukesApr 23, 20181 minA new report exposes companies involved in the prison industrial complexHere at Speak Ya Truth, we’re excited to share that the Corrections Accountability Project at the Urban Justice Center, a partner of ours...
John & Vivett DukesApr 16, 20181 minVivett Dukes Serves as Panelist on Local NYCLU School-to-Prison-to-Deportation Pipeline Discussion FImmigrant children living in places like Brentwood, Huntington and Bellport are being accused by school officials of being involved in a...
John & Vivett DukesApr 12, 20182 minTake Action! Sign Bills That Support Visiting Incarcerated Individulas in New York StateA desire to be connected and to feel a sense of belongingness is one that, as members of the human race, we all share; however, when it...