700,000 souls are released from correctional facilities in the US each year. One son’s mother begs us to care about undoing the torture happening behind bars before another life is lost.
OPE™: Transforming Prisons Into Learning Institutions?
“The prison industrial complex is making money . . . millions. But, what if prisons were transformed into learning institutions? What if there were teachers in these institutions instead of prison guards?”
Requiem for Kalief: “He Would Have an Associate’s Degree If He Didn’t Kill Himself”
After being held at Riker’s Island for three years without a trial, Kalief Browder committed suicide at the age of 19. Diane Sears asks if a mentoring program would have changed this horrific injustice.
Fatherhood … It’s a Global Movement!
Fathers worldwide are speaking with one voice. And the message they’re delivering is a powerful one.
Ode to a Father Figure
On Father’s Day, Diane Sears remembers one of the men who raised her.
Helping the Village Reclaim Its Soul
Intergenerational incarceration is robbing the village of its leaders, mentors, nurturers, and protectors. But ‘Fathers and Children Together’ helps men reclaim their vital roles.
Philadelphia, a Great City That Can Do Better
Operation Fresh Start™ is an innovative program that helps former nonviolent offenders reintegrate successfully through education and employment.
New Leadership Role for International Men’s Day
Scott Luxor tapped for International Men’s Day leadership role
The Last Conversation
Diane A. Sears, an advocate for men and father’s, recalls the last time she talked to her father
Let’s Get it Right!
Diane A. Sears proposes to meet men halfway socially, emotionally, and respectfully.
Healing And Repatriation For The Incarcerated
A day dedicated to men should be celebrated by all men.
2015 International Men’s Day
Make a difference for Men and Boys
The Problem With Raising Sons in the United States
A national initiative to resolve the “crisis of boys” in America.
Letter to a “Fatherless” Daughter
Every Father wants to be in his daughter’s life.
How to Stop the Infinite Loop of Incarceration
A blueprint for eradicating recidivism . . . Operation Fresh Start ™
Dawan Williams Will End the Cycle of Incarceration
Diana A. Sears interviews Dawan Williams about the Promise of a New Day to end fatherless households of incarceration.