Law enforcement officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House chamber after the Capitol was breached. J. Scott Applewhite/AP January 6, 2021 I watched in utter disbelief as a the insurrection unfolded in the U.S. Capitol building on January 6. The violent mob entered the building and left unscathed as…
For weeks I heard family, friends and colleagues impatiently wait for 2020 to end. The morning of 2021 the news remained the same. COVID-19 deaths are on the rise, politics remained divisive as the $2000 stimulus checks are squashed, and the community food banks are overwhelmed with daunting lines of Americans in need. Georgia is…
In 2019, I set a goal to launch my memoir in July 2020. As most of you are aware, Deferred Genius, launched over ZOOM on July 7th. Typically, this event would have been held in a elegant setting replete with hor d’oeuvres, canapes and cocktails. The pandemic put the kibosh on my plans. The virtual…
If you purchased my memoir ‘Deferred Genius’ you read the chapter about my family’s experience with police abuse of power and prosecutorial injustice. Recent bills to promote Police and Immigrant Reform are a distraction from real reason we hear politician’s constant rants that we need law and order. Unfortunately, the Black Lives Matter protests feed…