Letters From America's 3rd World

08/12/2023

This Sunday we're coming back with Letters from America's 3rd World Podcast with a new episode! This is a special episode about the ERASE Solitary Confinement Act. You don't want to miss it! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/3rdworldletters/episodes/ERASE-Solitary-A-Campaign-to-End-Torture-in-Washington--D-C-e2cvds4

04/12/2023

The work continues! Check out our work targeting rising gun violence in the Nation's capital, Washington, D.C.

Ship and Anchor partners in combatting rising gun violence in D.C. through strategic collaborations and community-based initiatives.

07/07/2023

New Blog Post!

Devin Shares Journey from Incarceration to Boardroom on Podcast with Dr. Craig Waleed.

17/05/2023

New Blog Post - Read & Subscribe!

Devin Smith Talks with Urban Arts Magazine about Documentary & the Arts

31/03/2023

Thanks to all who watched the documentary live today. Be sure to also go to the YouTube to LIKE, SHARE, & SUBSCRIBE!

Thank you for checking out my letter from America's 3rd World. The purpose of this documentary short is to explain my definition of "America's 3rd World" – t...

22/04/2020

Staying anchored is difficult even when there isn't a global pandemic. We are so saddened hearing about how COVID is affecting the incarcerated & salute those battling the virus in prisons & everywhere else.

Listen to this clip to hear & discuss how being anchored helped them rebuild after prison, remembering that now more than ever incarcerated & returning citizens need anchoring support.

01/04/2020

BEQ Magazine COVID 19 Chat with Devin D. Smith

01/04/2020

While we are all sheltered in place to keep ourselves and others safe during the pandemic, we've got a good read for you! https://businessequalitymagazine.com/americas-invisible-third-world/

Check out Letters from America's Third World Podcast host and creator Devin Smith discusses with Business Equality Magazine (BEQ) the podcast and shares his perspective on America's invisible third world found in our prisons. More importantly, he sheds insight on the rich source of untapped economic potential in the incarcerated and returning citizens.

14/03/2020

Happy Criminal Justice Awareness Month! Check-out our Latest Podcast episode
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02/03/2020

March is National Criminal Justice Month and a great time to celebrate overcoming, letting go of the old, and embarking on the new beginnings, opportunities & experiences that lie ahead.

Check-out the 1st episode of the new Letters From America's Third World podcast & Turn on Post Notifications to stay up on our candid conversations on Crime this month.

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10/02/2020

Gm followers! It's a new week. Make it Count!
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Tell us 1 important task you're tackling this week.
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08/02/2020

‼️Check-out the Letters Podcast‼️

https://anchor.fm/3rdworldletters


A clip of , our Socio-Political Strategist:
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So excited to bring you all “Letters to America’s 3rd Wrld” podcast where I work as a contributor. Huge S/O to and the Mayor of D.C for investing in things like studio, equipment, meeting rooms, etc to amplify the ideas of creatives. Podcast is live!!! Feel free to chime in on Social Media using the hashtag with your thoughts!
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07/02/2020

Being silly behind the Scenes of our Video Shoot 🎥 ! Vid Releasing Next Week!

Checkout the on IG Story TODAY @ 10am!!!

🔈🔉🔊And our FIRST podcast episode is going LIVE! https://anchor.fm/3rdworldletters 🔈🔉🔊
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05/02/2020

🗣️ LETTERS PODCAST PREMIERE!!!🗣️

Letters from America's Third World's VERY 1st podcast episode airs THIS FRIDAY!!!

Tune in here➡️ https://anchor.fm/3rdworldletters
The show goes LIVE this Thursday Nite/Friday Morning @ 12am! Stay Tuned!

🔈🔉🔊Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Overcast, Breaker, & RadioPublic

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05/02/2020

Our creator, Dev D'Ryan, was the keynote speaker at the Prince George's County Office of Problem Solving Courts graduation ceremony last week.
🎓Congratulations to the graduates, and kudos to Dev for a job well done!

"Had such a good time with the folks of the Prince George's County Office of Problem Solving Courts. It was an honor to keynote the graduation yesterday. I was inspired by the graduates & your passion for the work you do.

This makes me so excited to share and discuss innovative programs like this on Letters From America's Third World"
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In the words of our Socio-Political Strategist, Fréderiq,
"It was a moving experience to witness participants graduate the Drug Court program and receive the message"

03/02/2020

Start by writing it down! 🗒️🖊️
Writing your goals & tasks is a great way to kick-off your Monday to ensure you tackle the week! What are some of your goals for the week? Tell us in the comments!

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28/01/2020

Happy Birthday to our Social Media Guru, Brown!
We are so grateful to have you working with our team! Wishing you a blessings on another year of life. Come on fam, help us wish one of our team members a happy birthday!

27/01/2020

: Thank you for greatness Kobe! Your life was not in vain, and we will always celebrate your commitment to changing the world. You did it!
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27/01/2020

Life is precious. Our time is not promised. Cherish the day.
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25/01/2020

Women of color are significantly overrepresented in the criminal justice system.
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22/01/2020

Letter From Birmingham Jail

“We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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"In April 1963, King was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama, after he defied a state court’s injunction and led a march of black protesters without a permit, urging an Easter boycott of white-owned stores. A statement published in The Birmingham News, written by eight moderate white clergymen, criticized the march and other demonstrations.

This prompted King to write a lengthy response, begun in the margins of the newspaper. He smuggled it out with the help of his lawyer, and the nearly 7,000 words were transcribed. The eloquent call for “constructive, nonviolent tension” to force an end to unjust laws became a landmark document of the civil-rights movement."

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/02/letter-from-a-birmingham-jail/552461/

To Read & Listen to audio of Dr. King's
Letter From Birmingham Jail, visit: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/letter-birmingham-jail
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22/01/2020

Letters from America's Third World celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. this week...
Happy Birthday to the late & great MLK! We thank you for your life's legacy; it lives on forever.
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14/01/2020

••••• Introducing •••••
Letters from America's 3rd World

A podcast multimedia series highlighting perspectives on the criminal justice system and experience.

Inspired by creator, Devin Smith, we discuss mass incarceration, mental health, prison reform, and MORE,
while spreading awareness and sharing narratives of the formerly incarcerated, their families, members of the criminal justice system and those working to transform it.

Stay Tuned for our 1st podcast webisode
on February 7th! https://anchor.fm/3rdworldletters

Like/Share/Follow Us!

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🎙️Creator Devin Smith
🎬Edited by Vania Brown
🎥Videography by Arsene Federic

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