By Sholnn Z. Freeman
On March 15, Howard University will host a special screening and panel discussion of Inside Story, the new video series produced by the Marshall Project and VICE News, that informs people both inside and outside of prison walls.
An episode in the series features Stanley Andrisse, M.B.A., Ph.D, endocrinologist scientist and an assistant professor at the Howard University College of Medicine. Andrisse’s own experiences of incarceration have been chronicled in Nature magazine and on the PBS Nova science program. Andrisse has also written a recently published memoir on his experiences, From Prison Cells to PhD: It is Never Too Late to Do Good.
The Inside Story event will be held Wednesday, March 15, starting at 4 p.m. in Blackburn University Center’s Hilltop Lounge and Terrace. RSVP via bit.ly/3ZqxUjB.
“My body of work centers around disrupting systems of mass incarceration and the health inequities of the diabetes and obesity epidemics,” Andrisse said. “I was excited to be included in the Inside Story series which makes an important contribution to elevating the voices of those directly impacted by the legal system.”
Inside Story is co-created by The Marshall Project’s Lawrence Bartley and Donald Washington Jr., both of whom served time behind bars. The series features prominent changemakers in policy, entertainment and social justice, including formerly incarcerated people. The first season includes lawyer and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, Bryan Stevenson, actors La La Anthony and Gbenga Akinnagbe, comedians Luenell and Ali Siddiq, writer Piper Kerman, TV chef Fernando Ruiz and many others.
