Connecting Children With Incarcerated Parents, Milwaukee Jewish Museum, African American Women Authors

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Nobel laureate author Toni Morrison, of the United States, speaks at her conference on the 19th Guadalajara International Book Fair, Sunday, Nov. 27 2005. Guillermo Arias/AP Photo

A program at a Wisconsin prison is giving incarcerated moms a chance to spend time with their children. We find out how it works. We also hear about a new list celebrating the best books by African American women. Plus, the story of a diary from Auschwitz being exhibited in Milwaukee.

Featured in this Show

  • Camp Reunite Gives Incarcerated Moms And Their Children A Chance To Be Together

    Camp Reunite is a week-long summer camp for children of women incarcerated at Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond Du Lac. We talk with a founder and a staffer at Taycheedah about how the program works, and why it’s important.

  • World War II-Era Diary Of A Young Jewish Woman To Be Displayed For The First Time In US

    In 1945, a diary belonging to a young Jewish woman named Rywka Lipszyc was discovered in the rubble at Auschwitz in 1945. The diary goes on display for the first time in the United States this week at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. We talk to the museum’s curator.

  • The Greatest Works Ever Written By African American Women

    A new list, potentially the first of its kind, recognizes the 100 greatest works by African American Women writers since 1859, selected by a panel of authors and professors. We talk about the importance of the “ZORA Canon” and the literary contributions of African American women to our world.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Natalie Guyette Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Interviewer
  • Molly Dubin Guest
  • Sandra Adell Guest
  • Morgan Jerkins Guest

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