Two Lives of Oscar Grant: Prologue
Before the world knew his son's name, Oscar Grant Jr. was serving a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. On January 1, 2009, while Oscar Jr. was behind bars, his son, Oscar Grant III, was murdered by a BART police officer at Fruitvale Station. That tragedy shook the world, igniting protests, fueling conversations on police violence, and forever changing the Bay Area. But for Oscar Grant Jr., it was personal-his son was gone, and he hadn't been there to protect him.
Now, after having his life sentence overturned, Oscar Grant Jr. is reclaiming his story and his son's legacy through The Two Lives of Oscar Grant, a 12-volume graphic novel series that fuses raw, lived experience with gripping storytelling to highlight the realities of incarceration, fatherhood, and reentry.
The prologue, Two Lives of Oscar Grant: The Beginning, sets the table for a series of letters from father to son-words of wisdom, lessons from the past, and the guidance Oscar Grant III was never able to receive. Told from behind prison walls, the prologue captures the pain of a father forced to grieve from a cell, the fight for survival in California's prison system, and the journey of a man seeking redemption.
Over 12 volumes, The Two Lives of Oscar Grant will explore systemic injustice, survival, and resilience while offering a firsthand account of what it means to return home after decades behind bars. This series reimagines real events through a lens of social justice, street wisdom, and the relentless pursuit of truth.
More than a graphic novel, The Two Lives of Oscar Grant is a movement-a call for justice, a roadmap for reentry, and a tribute to the countless fathers and sons impacted by America's broken system.
Volume 1 debuts April 2025. Be part of the journey. Be part of the legacy.
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