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Socially Engaged Art Project creates by Sherrill Roland

North Carolina, USA
Joined October 2016
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Hi my name is Sherrill Roland. I would love to talk with you all about this. @funnyblackdude @BlackishWriters @grownish
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Join us in welcoming our 2021 Poet, Music Artist, & Visual Artist In Residence. Each year, we select groundbreaking artists whose work urgently confronts the subject matter of our civil rights work. This year we have our first Music Artist-In-Residence. civilrightscorps.org/team/fe…
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🚨#BREAKING: The #California Supreme Court has released the #HumphreyDecision ➡️ our client Kenneth Humphrey has won his case & hundreds of thousands of people will benefit. We're reading the full opinion, more to come.
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Video of Jonathan Irons being released after 23 years of wrongful imprisonment, starting at age *16*🥲 He's a great guy who is going to make a big difference!
WNBA star Maya Moore sat out the entire season last year and helped overturn the conviction of Jonathan Irons, who was serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was finally released today. (via @MooreMaya) teapawt.org/BleacherReport/status/…
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Exciting! Congrats to Triangle artist Sherrill Roland (@jumpsuitproject) who was just selected as @southarts Southern Prize winner! southarts.org/artist-grants-…
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Just announced: The 2020 Southern Prize Winner, recipient of a $25,000 award, is NC Fellow Sherrill Roland (@jumpsuitproject). Southern Prize Finalist ($10,000 award) is AL Fellow Carlton Nell. Congratulation to all of the State Fellows! #SouthernPrize southarts.org/artist-grants-…
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Wow, Thank you South Arts for this award and for the opportunity to exhibit my work alongside the other amazing State Fellows. It’s important to have these issues of injustice and mass incarceration be recognized on… instagram.com/p/CAX9SWGlrAt/…
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NORTH CAROLINA, its a honor to be recognized as your South Arts State Fellow. The nonprofit regional arts service organization advancing Southern vitality through the arts, announces the recipients of two fellowship… instagram.com/p/B-KY4WMIeZL/… – at Columbus, GA
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Congrats to Triangle artist Sherrill Roland @JumpsuitProject who was just named @southarts NC State Fellow (and now up for 2020 Southern Prize!) Learn more about his work here: sherrillroland.com.
South Arts announces 18 visual and traditional artists receiving more than $160,000 from two fellowship programs. Meet the artists and their work on the South Arts website. #SouthArts #SouthernPrize #MasterArtists southarts.org/south-arts-awa…
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“Some would argue it’s a big flaw in our system." In general, judges “don’t want to go back." —Barbara O'Brien, Editor @exonerationlist nyti.ms/30PKOum
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Please share, $20k fellowship for formerly incarcerated artists. Applications close Jan. 10th
📢The Right of Return USA Fellowship — the ONLY fellowship dedicated to investing in formerly incarcerated artists — is back for a third year!📢 Led by co-chairs @Jesse_Krimes and @RussellCraig17, and generously supported by @Open_Phil, visit rightofreturnusa.com to apply!
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Super excited to be presenting at the Fourteenth Annual CUNY BMI Conference at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 8:30AM – 7:00PM “Restorative Justice Education: We are ALL Justice… instagram.com/p/B28ZkFpl-vo/… – at Manhattan, NY
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Sherrill Roland: Inertia 
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Gaku Tsutaja: A Trip to the Moon   September 10 – November 2, 2019 . Sherrill Roland The Jumpsuit Project Performances: 
Tuesday, September 10, 3 – 4 PM
Wednesday, October 2, 5 –… instagram.com/p/B2C3Ip4lExw/… – at Manhattan, NY
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Jumpsuit Project retweeted
Duke Law to host conversation with two men of the exonerated "Central Park Five" bit.ly/2MJdOQl
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#tbt Back to that one time, I walked in an orange jumpsuit 6 miles (more like 8) across Washington, DC, from the Jail to Georgetown University.
. Super thankful for the incredible amount of support to make this trip… instagram.com/p/ByYT2WHFbdu/… – at Washington, DC
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