Onyx White (ÕBLANCO)

Just won a New England Emmy.
For a story that began in a prison cell… now echoing through television screens.

“Don’t Judge Me” — a documentary based on my truth, produced by GBH News, about a kid from Boston, locked up at 16, sentenced to 12½ years, but never sentenced in spirit.

I came home with nothing but a dream—
To make music.
To write scripts.
To act.
To speak up.
To live free.

I walked through systemic racism.
I survived the streets.
I endured the silence of a cell.
But I never let it break my mind.
Because freedom starts—and finishes—with your mind.

This award isn’t just mine—
It belongs to every person who’s ever been counted out.
To those still inside, still dreaming.
To the youth who feel forgotten.
And to my city Boston 🫶🏽🤞🏾👌🏾
I am Onyx White,
and I’m just getting started.
🙏🏾💫🎤🖋️🎭

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