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Together4TonyFord A campaign fighting for the freedom of Tony Egbuna Ford, an innocent man on Texas death row. Share Tonys fight & join the movement!

Wednesday Things to Know/ THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON ON DEATH ROW ISN’T ALWAYS THE PERSON BEHIND THE DOORWe look at the p...
12/08/2026

Wednesday Things to Know/ THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON ON DEATH ROW ISN’T ALWAYS THE PERSON BEHIND THE DOOR

We look at the person in the cell and see a conviction, a crime, a number, a face behind glass. We decide who they are by the worst thing written about them, while forgetting that behind that door is still a human being with thoughts, memories, fears, love, grief, hope and an entire inner world we cannot see. But then there is another side to the story, the people standing outside the cell, the people who decide that this person should die. We like to believe that dangerous people are the ones capable of taking another life, yet what happens when an entire society becomes comfortable with doing exactly that, as long as it is done legally, behind closed doors and in our name? We do not have to touch the IV. We do not have to open the chamber door. We do not have to watch the final breath. We can simply accept the system, defend it, vote for it, remain silent about it, and tell ourselves that someone else is responsible. But if a human being can be reduced to a monster simply because of what they have done, what does that make us when we reduce ourselves to spectators while another human being is deliberately killed in our name? Perhaps the most dangerous thing is not the person behind the door. Perhaps it is the moment we stop questioning the people who hold the power to decide who lives and who dies. Because the state has the power to make killing an institution. And maybe that is the question we should be asking ourselves: Who should we be more afraid of, the person locked behind the door, or the society that has convinced itself that killing a human being can make us safer, better, or more just?

Luna

MONDAY MOTIVE: WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS BEFORE AN EX*****ON?There is something almost impossible to comprehend...
10/08/2026

MONDAY MOTIVE: WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS BEFORE AN EX*****ON?

There is something almost impossible to comprehend about the final 24 hours of a human life. While a clock continues to move, people make phone calls, doors are opened and closed, documents are signed, and procedures are followed, somewhere behind those walls a person is living through their final hours. In a world that has spent centuries learning how to protect life, how can we still make death an institution? How can the taking of a human life become a scheduled procedure, carried out by people simply doing their jobs? Perhaps the most disturbing part is not that ex*****ons happen, but that they can become ordinary. That we can place something as irreversible as death into a system of rules, times and signatures, and call it justice. What does it say about humanity when we decide that the answer to violence is more violence, and that dignity can have an expiration date? I think the question here is what kind of society we become when we believe we have the right to decide who dies.

Luna

*****on source: dallas express

Artwork 'DUA' by Tony dedicated to LunaWednesday Things to know: Human connection is one of the strangest forces in exis...
05/08/2026

Artwork 'DUA' by Tony dedicated to Luna

Wednesday Things to know:

Human connection is one of the strangest forces in existence. Two people can be separated by walls, oceans, years, even entire worlds of experience, and still understand each other more deeply than those standing right beside them. Tony and i think real connection begins where judgment ends and curiosity begins. It is the quiet recognition of another soul, the feeling that someone sees beyond the surface and chooses to stay.

What makes our bond so meaningful is that it has always been mutual. In a world built on distance, we found a way to meet each other exactly where it matters most.

Luna

Monday Motive | Why I Fight by LunaNormally, I don’t like putting myself in the spotlight here. This platform exists to ...
03/08/2026

Monday Motive | Why I Fight by Luna

Normally, I don’t like putting myself in the spotlight here. This platform exists to humanize Tony and share his story and fight against injustice. But Tony and I agreed that this week should be about human connection and the person behind the campaign.
Many of you know Together4TonyFord, but i think it also creates trust to know who is actually doing the work behind it.

Tony often tells me:

“When you speak to people in the free world, they see me through your eyes. You give them my voice.”
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Thank you to everyone who follows, supports, questions, learns, shares, and stands beside us.

Your support means more than you know.

– Luna

FRIDAY FEATURE 📚 | The Trial by Franz KafkaSome books entertain us, while others stay with us for a lifetime. For Tony, ...
24/07/2026

FRIDAY FEATURE 📚 | The Trial by Franz Kafka

Some books entertain us, while others stay with us for a lifetime. For Tony, that book is The Trial by Franz Kafka.

Tony first read it in 1993, shortly after arriving on Texas Death Row. At the time, he was still trying to understand the system that had condemned him: The courts, the appeals process, and the endless maze of procedures that promised justice but rarely seemed to deliver it. As the years passed, Kafka’s story became painfully familiar: A man trapped in a system he cannot fully understand, searching for answers, searching for justice, being told to wait.

For Tony, The Trial became a reflection of what it feels like to spend decades fighting a wrongful conviction while watching doors close before they are ever truly opened.

Today, more than thirty years later, the book remains one of the most influential works he has ever read.

As Tony says:

“People should read The Trial by Kafka.” because it forces us to ask difficult questions about power, justice, bureaucracy, and what happens when a system stops seeing the human being standing in front of it.

📖 What is a book that changed the way you see the world?

Luna

Solitary Confinement/ Texas Death RowMen/Women on Texas Death Row spend 22–24 hours a day alone in small concrete cells,...
23/07/2026

Solitary Confinement/ Texas Death Row

Men/Women on Texas Death Row spend 22–24 hours a day alone in small concrete cells, on a good day, they may get a shower or one hour outside, alone in a cage, on many days, due to staff shortages, they never leave their cells at all. Some incarcerated people have reported rolling up their mattresses and standing on them just to catch a glimpse of the sky through a narrow slit in the wall.

A growing body of research has linked prolonged solitary confinement to severe psychological harm, including anxiety, depression, memory problems, hallucinations, self-harm, and su***de. Some men on Texas Death Row have died by su***de in the years... Human beings were never designed to live this way. Yet many people on Texas Death Row have spent 10, 20, 30, even 40 years under these conditions. Forty years without freedom. Forty years without touch. Forty years waiting to die.

How much of a human being can survive that?

Monday Motive | What Happens During a Texas Death Row Visit?For a few hours, (two) worlds that should never have been se...
20/07/2026

Monday Motive | What Happens During a Texas Death Row Visit?

For a few hours, (two) worlds that should never have been separated are allowed to exist side by side. For the person living in isolation, a visit becomes proof that they have not disappeared from the world, that somewhere beyond the walls, beyond the fences, beyond the years, there are still people who remember their voice, their laughter and their existence. Perhaps that is why visits matter so much. Human beings are not built to exist alone. We are creatures of connection, we borrow strength from each other, hope and meaning from each other. So a visit is the moment when that connection becomes visible again. And for a few precious hours, the person sitting in that cell is no longer thinking about ex*****ons, appeals, isolation, or time, they are simply thinking about the person sitting across from them.
A familiar face, a shared laugh, a memory being created, a reminder that love can cross distances that the body cannot.

As Tony writes:

“During a visit, it’s like I’m on a totally different planet. Breathing new air. Even when I cry, unpacking some of the burden I’ve been carrying, I’m elated. The world seems brighter. The world seems… within reach.”
.. that is what a visit truly is: a brief return to humanity.

Luna

Thank you again ECPM for letting us participate! It was an incredible experience for us and for the artists to see their...
17/07/2026

Thank you again ECPM for letting us participate! It was an incredible experience for us and for the artists to see their art and story in this setting.

Yesterday, we celebrated the birthday of a truly extraordinary woman.Happy Birthday, (Auntie) Valerie Harris, pastor, sp...
15/07/2026

Yesterday, we celebrated the birthday of a truly extraordinary woman.

Happy Birthday, (Auntie) Valerie Harris, pastor, spiritual advisor in Texas and Aunt of Chris Young, executed by the state of Texas in 2018.

There are some people whose presence brings light wherever they go. People whose strength, compassion, and unwavering faith become a source of hope for others.
Auntie Valerie is one of those people.
For so many men living on death row, she has been a constant source of love, encouragement, and support. She reminds people that they are seen, valued, and never forgotten.
For Tony, she is one of the most important people in his life. A steady voice, a source of comfort, and someone who has stood by him through some of his darkest years.
I am incredibly grateful that I had the opportunity to meet her in person. The time we spent together was filled with peace, warmth, wisdom, and genuine human connection. Even today, I always enjoy our phone calls and the conversations we continue to share.

Auntie Valerie, thank you for everything you do, for the love you give so freely, and for the lives you continue to change.

You are a blessing to so many people.

Wishing you a year filled with joy, health, peace, and love.

With gratitude and admiration,

Luna

Wednesday: Things To Know / Tony about Mumia Abu-JamalThis week, Tony speaks about Mumia Abu-Jamal, one of the most well...
15/07/2026

Wednesday: Things To Know / Tony about Mumia Abu-Jamal

This week, Tony speaks about Mumia Abu-Jamal, one of the most well-known imprisoned journalists and activists in the world.

Mumia Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death in Pennsylvania in 1982 for the murder of a police officer, a conviction that has been challenged for decades by supporters who argue that his trial was deeply flawed and politically motivated. His case became an international symbol of the fight against wrongful convictions, racism, political repression, and the death penalty.

For Tony, Mumia was more than a name in the news... Through Mumia’s writings, radio commentaries, and activism, Tony found inspiration while living on death row himself. He admired Mumia’s ability to educate, challenge injustice, and speak truthfully about the world despite decades of imprisonment.

In this week’s feature, Tony reflects on the impact Mumia had on his own activism, why his struggle still matters today, and why he continues to stand in solidarity with him.

Read Tony’s full reflection in the slides.

Luna

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