Black Prisoners’ Caucus at WSU: Rebuilding Black Lives During and Beyond Incarceration

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 History
  • Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • WSU Libraries

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