Help James fundraise for NOLA to Angola 2026!

I am super grateful to get to participate in this year's NOLA to Angola ride!

NOLA to Angola is an annual solidarity bicycle ride fundraiser that supports the efforts of organizations working to mitigate and reverse the impacts of the U.S. prison system. Biking each mile in solidarity with families who travel long distances to connect with their incarcerated loved ones, the ride educates people about the ways in which mass incarceration works in tandem with other systems of oppression, such as poverty and white supremacy, to harm members of our communities.

This cause is close to my heart from my time working at the First 72+. For our clients, the huge physical distance from Angola to New Orleans was a further erosion of their connection to their home communities. Keeping this connection not only anchors incarcerated people and their families while they are apart, but also increases the ability of formerly incarcerated people to integrate successfully back into their communities when they return home. However, the time and cost of traveling several hours to Angola to visit a loved one are impossible barriers for many. This is why I am hugely grateful for the opportunity to help raise funds so that more people can make this trip.

All funds raised will go to the Cornerstone Builders’ Bus Project, which provides free monthly transportation from New Orleans and Shreveport for folks to visit loved ones incarcerated in Louisiana prisons.