The Department of English invites you to its spring 2026 event, Black Prisoners’ Caucus at WSU: Rebuilding Black Lives During and Beyond Incarceration. Please find the details below.
Friday, Feb. 20, 3–6:30 p.m.
CUB lobby & auditorium (CUB 170 / 177)
WSU Pullman
- 3–3:20 p.m., CUB 170 (lobby)
Grab popcorn - 3:20–5:15 p.m., CUB 177 (theater)
Screening of Since I Been Down (dir. Dr. Gilda Sheppard) - 5:30–6:30 p.m., CUB 177 (theater)
Live Q&A with the director and Black Prisoners Caucus members, including participants from Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (via Zoom)
Founded in Washington State in 1972, the Black Prisoners’ Caucus (BPC) is a prisoner-led organization dedicated to education, healing, and justice-impacted community building. Scheduled in recognition of Black History Month, this event features a screening of Since I Been Down and a Q&A with currently and formerly incarcerated BPC members — including participants from Coyote Ridge Corrections Center — spotlighting peer-led efforts to support reentry and rebuild Black lives beyond incarceration.
This event is sponsored by:
- The David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities
- Department of English
- Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WSU Libraries
