Lunchtime Time Machine with Tracey Johnson: How did a prison rebellion lead to a nationwide prison arts program?

Join us for lunch as Dr. Tracey Johnson investigates the query, How did a prison rebellion lead to a nationwide prison arts program?

In the wake of the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion, a Black artist activist group called the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition (BECC) started a prison arts exchange to help ameliorate the conditions for incarcerated people. This talk will focus on the effectiveness and power of the educational and therapeutic effects of art.