I had a great 11 am phone conversation with Keith Lamar (@FREEKeithLaMar). He sounds well and tells me that he is grateful for all the new support he has received. He's currently reading Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Are Watching God" with juvenile youth via zoom.
November 16, 2023 is Keith's execution date.
He's been in solitary confinement for over 27 years.
He's been in solitary confinement for over 27 years.
He tells me he's been writing his autobiography. I tell him that I wonder about the energy around federal executions extending to the state level.
He says that there is a lot of movement in Ohio and people in favor of getting rid of the death penalty.
He says that there is a lot of movement in Ohio and people in favor of getting rid of the death penalty.
Keith believes it isn't the morals of people that are changing, but the economics of prison that have more people against the death penalty.
He told me that he loves to remind people, especially Christians, that Jesus Christ faced the death penalty and was executed by the state.
He told me that he loves to remind people, especially Christians, that Jesus Christ faced the death penalty and was executed by the state.
Here is a link to his literacy organization for at-risk youth:
nativesonsliteracy.org/what-we-do
nativesonsliteracy.org/what-we-do
TW: Lynching photo.
Here is a preview of Keith's talk-in at NorthWestern.
You can access the video here:
Here is a preview of Keith's talk-in at NorthWestern.
You can access the video here:
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