Love is in this place (reprise) | Irving Berry + Friends + Mark Powell
To conclude our event, Irving Berry takes the stage again along with all of the musicians who played today in a rousing reprise of “Love is in this place.”
The secret to making America better | Andre Norman | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
The trajectory of Andre Norman’s life is jaw-dropping. Listen as he shares his wisdom and advice on how to vastly improve our nation.
Where is the love? | Aaron Thomas, Alan Johnson + Eddie Dean | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
A talented musician, Aaron Thomas sings an original song accompanied by keyboard, drums, and guitar.
How I learned to ground myself | Jeshua Noel | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Suffering from dissociative episodes, Jeshua Noel needed help. Listen to him explain the innovative method he created to ground himself.
Change the world | Christoper Mollett + Jay Robinson | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Listen as talented singer-songwriter Christopher J. Mollett passionately performs a crowd-pleasing original piece, accompanied deftly on guitar by Jay Robinson.
Seduced by education | Paul Cote | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
While in prison, Paul Cote discovers his aptitude for learning and tutoring, and it snowballs from there.
Hardcore gamers behind bars | Samuel Render + Antwan Guthrie | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
What do two hardcore gamers do after they are incarcerated? Listen to their story and find out!! I
Finding myself in prison | Sabrina Buddemeyer | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Being in prison is hard. Coming out as a transgender woman in a men’s prison is harder. Listen to Sabrina’s story.
What can I offer her? | Willie McNeil | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
In this poignant poem, Willie McNeil grapples with the issue of self-worth.
A Black man’s guide to love | LeRon L. Barton | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Finding the meaning of love is different for everybody, but for Black men, it is a particularly distinct journey that can sometimes be fraught with violence, loneliness, discrimination, and incarceration. In this captivating talk, LeRon L. Barton discusses his walk with love through racism, near addiction, maintaining connection with incarcerated loved ones, and loving yourself.
Take it again | Josh McDonald | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Listen to this uplifting song that correctional officer Josh McDonald wrote when he was in high school.
Earning my dad’s pride | James Rogalski | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
James Rogalski struggled with mental illness and addiction, which led him to prison. After his father died, Rogalski made a promise to him that he would turn his life around. Listen to his story.
More than a baby’s daddy | Ali Cubba | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Ali Cubba is a proud father but went to jail just after his son was born. Listen to his two poignant songs dedicated to his son Damien; the second one he used to sing to Damien as a lullaby.
The hole inside all of us | Matthew Petty | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Matthew Petty knew he needed to provide for his family, but his work at the prison was leaving him depressed and hopeless. Until one day he received a new assignment, which changed everything.
Recovery radio — a broadcast from the heart | Jamie Cochran | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Listen to Jamie Cochran’s quirky and entertaining episode of Recovery Radio where he encourages men to transform and become better versions of themselves.
Amazing grace | Matthew Mason | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Matthew Mason can sing! Listen to Matthew’s soulful rendition of “Amazing Grace.”
The nature of love is the love of nature | Shelia Pigmon | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Shelia Pigmon travels the world taking pictures. This presentation showcases some of the best pictures she’s taken on her travels, documenting the ubiquity of love in nature.
The chance to set myself free | Danielle Barton | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Danielle Barton has struggled with mental health issues and suicidal ideation her whole life and pours her heart into her poem.
What’s love got to do with it? | Tyrone Adams | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Love has been a throughline in Tyrone Adams’ life. From a Bad Butt in and out of juvie to discovering his affinity for words and poetry, love has kept him company on his journey.
Love is in this place | Irving Berry | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Listen to Chuck Berry’s fourth cousin Irving Berry belt out how love exists even in prison.