My name is Faraji Bhakti and I am 41 years young. My passion in life is to raise the collective consciousness of my Tribe and community through an all inclusive approach of meditation and yoga. I am a spoken word artist, activist, a grandfather, father, brother, uncle and many other things. I have been a victim of the preschool/foster care to prison pipeline and use my voice to speak for the voiceless.  There is so much more to my evolution, to my journey ahead of me. You can follow it through my Instagram @aumthegod.

Latrice is a mother, a former prisoner, and a managing broker in Spokane WA. She is changing the world, and the way they see us, one day at a time.

Bio is pending for Jordan, please enjoy his interview

Anthony Lial

Anthony was born in 1984 and has lived in the Portland metro area for most of his life. He is proud to be able to claim North Portland, Southeast Portland, and Gresham-Rockwood as neighborhoods that he grew up in.

Anthony did not want to provide a picture as he hopes the interview will speak for itself.

Skyler Ray was born November 28, 1990 in San Jose, California. He grew up in foster homes, and was homeless for multiple years; from getting locked up, to sleeping on the sidewalks of downtown Portland. His music is primarily based off his experience with his life. Whether that be addiction, incarceration, homelessness, etc. He is a firm believer in spreading hope and giving back to the community he once helped destroy. Since being released from prison November 30th 2018 he is re-focused on his music and will stop at nothing to get it out to the masses. Skyler Ray still lives in Portland and remains clean and sober.

This will be the final episode of our first season of this podcast. We hope you enjoy it, and please share it with all that you can!

Luther Arnett has been unable to provide a brief bio. We hope he is doing well, and we hope you enjoy his story.

Zafar Abdullah is a 22 year old Portland-based Muslim who actively seeks knowledge. Now that his exterior has been freed from the confinement of the state he continues his pursuit in patiently preserving and promoting positivity, as well as being a part of various non-profit organizations, some of which are more specific to the Muslim Community and some of which have a broader spectrum in helping spread awareness, find solutions and help those who suffer from or have been impacted by the following social issues and many more such as: systematic discrimination, xenophobia, racism, and islamophobia.

Note: We were unable to use Zafar’s original interview so we did a second one. Because of that, this is a longer than normal episode to honor the time and energy we used in getting it out to you. We hope you enjoy.

We are so happy to share our first international episode!

Evelyn has been unable to provide a bio due to work and personal life. We hope you enjoy her story. And as always, thank you for listening to The Exiled Voice. 

Queaz is a 30 year old father of one (Jaylah). After being involved with the justice system for the majority of his life, Queaz decided to make a change within his self and now, instead of taking from the community, he spends his time giving back to the community he’s passionate about. Working with the youth; learning & teaching with the ones that come from the same things as him. Giving back to the youth is a passion of his.