![]() ![]() “Engaging … intriguing … Cush has crafted a compassionate story that commands the reader’s attention.” This controversial case starts a media blitz that results in a firestorm of debate on race, prison and politics in America. ![]() ![]() Armed with two decades of research, the attorneys make the unprecedented argument that black males should be protected under the law as an endangered species. With the help of an ambitious private attorney named Calvin Moore, Roger is determined to challenge the entire criminal justice system and expose its inherent bias against all black men. Unable to pay for legal fees, Janae reluctantly allows Roger Whitford, a white human rights attorney, to represent Malik. But when a wave of murders hits Philadelphia and fifteen-year-old Malik is arrested, Janae’s fear is compounded by guilt and doubt-would Malik have escaped jail if he’d run? ![]() Terrified for his safety, she warned him, “raise your hands high, keep your mouth shut, and do whatever they say,” if the police ever stopped him. An innocent black teenager is accused of murder in this provocative and compassionate thriller that skillfully probes issues of race, class, crime, and injustice and offers a searing portrait of modern America.įrom the time her son, Malik, could walk, Janae Williams taught him that the best way to stay alive and out of trouble with the law was to cooperate. ![]()
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