Today , Danita ’ s focus is on restoring families especially in fractured communities . Mainly working with families of the incarcerated and the chronically ill . Her fictional book “ Love Locked Down ” mirrors the actuality of loving one who is imprisoned . During our interview , I asked a question that Danita ’ s says she gets often , “ Why the incarcerated population and their families ?” While she herself never had a boyfriend or husband imprisoned , she says , it was a reality for a few of her friends and family members . |
It hit close to home when one of her three sons got arrested during one of their telephone conversations . The experience changed both of them .
Danita is an educator , writer and researcher ; armed and dangerous to say the least as mother of yet another Black manchild locked up picked up the mantle and learned of economic , political , social and cultural effects on communities . The apparent disproportionate and systematic imprisoning of African Americans especially males concerns her .
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Though she had been vicariously affect through her distant relationships her son ’ s incarceration brought out a voice that millions of the outcast and e stranged m e m b e rs housed in prisons across the United of States of America needed to have activated .
We have not fully comprehended the detrimental affect that ripples through the families of the incarcerated . Danita , is further concern about children who rather say their parent is dead than in jail . It is also reported that children
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Of the incarcerated are more prone to behavior issues including violence . Re-entry for the formerly incarcerated individual is often extremely difficult because of the fracture in family and communities . Danita says there is simple not enough support for them or their family to help ease the transition .
When I think of stories with telling and reading , Danita R . Green ’ s story comes mind as well as her published works that help preserve our culture so richly . Great Steward Unassuming Quiet Danita ...
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