

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Rap and Redemption on Death Row
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Mark Katz – Professor of Music, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alim Braxton – rapper, writer, and activist

Alim Braxton is a rapper, writer and activist who has spent more than a quarter century on North Carolina’s death row. Incarcerated since 1993, Braxton is committed to using his voice to make amends for his crimes and to call out injustice within the U.S. carceral system. In this event, music professor Mark Katz, Braxton’s friend and coauthor, will share the story of Braxton's work, after which Braxton himself will call in from death row for a conversation with the audience.

In 2024, Alim Braxton and Mark Katz co-authored Rap and Redemption on Death Row: Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose behind Bars.

This event is part of a two-day residency with Mark Katz. This residency is made possible by the Moscovich Fund for Innovation in Music, established with a visionary gift from Jim and Barbara Moscovich.

All are welcome to attend – no RSVP required. End times are approximate.

Attending an event in person? Changes happen! Check this listing before you leave home https://www.uwo.ca/events/2026/03/music-katz-residency-rap-and-redemption.html

For tips on transit, parking, guest expectations, accessibility and more please visit https://music.uwo.ca/events/useful-information.html
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/rap-and-redemption-on-death-row/200029812137104
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: London
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music
- **lat**: 43.00665972911
- **long**: -81.271136261672
- **full address**: von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music, London, Ontario, Canada

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Don Wright Faculty of Music - Western University (https://allevents.in/org/don-wright-faculty-of-music-western-university/10499289)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music, London, Ontario, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Don Wright Faculty of Music - Western University
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Rap and Redemption on Death Row ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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