• April 4
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• Port Hadlock

God Behind Bars: The Rise of Faith-Based Ministries in an Age of Mass Incarceration

In prisons throughout the United States, punishment and religious revivalism are occurring simultaneously. Faith-based ministries have become a dominant force in American prisons, operating under the logic that religious conversion and redemption will transform prisoners into new human beings. In this talk, professor Tanya Erzen explores a little-known story: why Christian prison ministries are on […]

• April 4
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• Puyallup

Emerald Street: Race, Class, Culture, and the History of Hip Hop in the Northwest

From its beginnings in 1979, to Sir Mix-a-lot’s “Posse on Broadway,” to Macklemore, Northwest hip hop has been informed by local history as well as the diversity that defined the scene. Discover the history behind not only the Northwest’s Grammy-winning rappers, but its world champion break dance crew, its internationally read hip-hop magazine, the producers […]