Interview with Lovinah Igbani
Title
Interview with Lovinah Igbani
Description
Lovinah Igbani-Perkins is a prison reform activist and student of social work at the University of Houston. As a formerly incarcerated person with a loved one still on the inside, Lovinah sees it as her duty to fight for TDCJ reforms, such as air conditioning, COVID-19 protocol, adequate and nutritious meals. On May 23, 2020, Lovinah helped organize a protest to demand that TDCJ improve conditions in Texas prisons in light of COVID-19. In this interview, Lovinah speaks about community action, her job as a drug and alcohol counselor, her future prospects as a social worker, and discovering her calling for prison activism and mental health activism. Lovinah discusses how proud she is of her community rallying together, but how there is still work to be done. This interview was conducted via zoom on May 25, 2020 by interviewer, Murphy Anne Carter, and narrator, Lovinah Igbani.
Creator
Lovinah Igbani
Publisher
Texas After Violence Project
Date
05-25-2020
Contributor
Murphy Anne Carter, Emily Henry, Julia Roberts
Rights
public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
Relation
Format
moving image
Language
english
Type
interview
Identifier
tav00090
Coverage
North America--United States--Texas
Interviewer
Murphy Anne Carter
Interviewee
Lovinah Igbani
Location
remote
Original Format
.mp4
Duration
01:11:10
Collection
Citation
Lovinah Igbani, “Interview with Lovinah Igbani,” Sheltering Justice, Texas After Violence Project, accessed October 12, 2025, https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/items/show/2.