Sean “2ruTh7” Evelyn

2023-2024 Residency Fellow

Sean “2ruTh7” Evelyn is a poet, writer, restorative justice practitioner, and social justice advocate. In 2016, he founded EXPLANATIONS FROM EXILE, a multimedia company exploring the interconnection between urban trauma, violence, and the devastating impact of incarceration on communities of color. 2ruTh7 received a BLS through Boston University’s Prison Education Program, where he conducted a study on the systemic issues that contribute to the overcharging and over-sentencing of Black and Brown defendants accused of violent infractions. The resulting data informed a legislative report examining structural racism in the Department of Corrections and the parole process in Massachusetts. Currently, 2ruTh7 is collaborating with The Racism-based Violence Injury & Prevention Lab on research exploring the relationship between trauma, racism, and their impact on urban communities, mental health, and mass incarceration. 2ruTh7 will release his debut trauma-informed spoken word mixtape and visual album, ARS MORIENDI: Ruminations of a Rogue Prophet, this year.