{"id":218,"name":"Kenneth Foster, Jr.","url":"","description":"Kenneth Foster, Jr.<\/strong> is a 46-year-old prisoner activist who has been surviving in the Texas Penal System for over 25 years. While enduring the worst in the belly of the beast, he dug deep and found his best through political and literary studies. \r\n\r\nThat education led Kenneth to becoming a self-taught poet and writer. Kenneth earned his way in publications like Socialist Worker<\/em>, Left Turn<\/em>, AWOL<\/em>, and The Harbinger<\/em>. He has since self-published a collection of poems and short stories about his 10-year stay on Texas' death row called A Voice From The Killing Machine<\/a><\/em>.\r\n\r\nKenneth's writings became his tool, a tool that became his activism and empowerment, working with anti-death penalty group all across America and overseas to defy the stigmas and stereotypes of an inmate. In the face of hopelessness and oppression, he continually reaches for hope and justice. His writings show us that path, and your reading of them gets us a step closer.","link":"https:\/\/tempestmag.org\/test02\/author\/kenneth_foster\/","slug":"kenneth_foster","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fed012e526211617ac0bff3ff3d53a57d5981ca2499a341074a1e9241b879fa7?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fed012e526211617ac0bff3ff3d53a57d5981ca2499a341074a1e9241b879fa7?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fed012e526211617ac0bff3ff3d53a57d5981ca2499a341074a1e9241b879fa7?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tempestmag.org\/test02\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tempestmag.org\/test02\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}