From representing formerly incarcerated individuals in child support debt and custody proceedings, to helping clients avoid jail and the loss of their home, job or children because of a minor traffic misdemeanor, I’ve come to understand – and can’t unsee – the causal links between the lack of resources and the social ills that have plagued our communities for decades.īen Crump: Black lives have always had a price. Today, as a lawyer living in the city who is working to change the injustice system, I’ve had to get up close and personal – and analytical – with all these systemic reasons. The systemic reasons behind all of these realities. The reasons I couldn’t get gas at night, at the gas stations closest to my home. The reasons for all the blighted buildings and abandoned, burned out properties. The reasons why neighborhood public schools were dilapidated and closing left and right. The reasons why people would be going to jail or prison. The reasons why people would be shooting, or robbing, or selling drugs, or doing sex work, or getting evicted with their belongings outside on their front lawn. What I was sheltered from, however, were all the reasons for these realities. You can’t grow up Black in this city, no matter how privileged, and be completely removed from the realities. ![]() More recently, even in the wake of Detroit’s renaissance and vibrant downtown renovations, I’ve watched as friends lost siblings and other relatives to murder, and the trauma and grief they’ve suffered. Trayvon Martin's mother: As BLM turns 8, I reflect on loss of my son, families of movement
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