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Mercutio Southall: Black Lives Matter

by AishaAdams | Jul 4, 2022 | Justice or Nah | 0 |

This case is special to me because it actually involves a friend of mine. Mercutio Southall is a highly recognized activist. He supported the Black Lives Matter Birmingham movement, but you might remember him as the activist that was roughed up at the 2015 presidential rally held in the city.

When Mercutio was arrested, he received a lot of support on social media. Today, we’re going to hear his side of the story and we’ll decide together if justice was served or nah.

Rakem Balogun: Black Identity Extremist

by AishaAdams | Jun 9, 2020 | Justice or Nah | 0 |

A black activist jailed after secret FBI surveillance. I caught up with Rakem Balogun on Facebook after reading about him on the Guardian.

Brittany Stephens: Negligent Homicide

by AishaAdams | May 22, 2020 | Justice or Nah | 0 |

I had the chance to speak to Brittany Stephens on Mother’s Day in 2018 soon after she lost her daughter in the fatal car accident. This case overwhelmed me because during our conversation Brittany was waiting on her fate and the fate of the officer who caused the accident.

Gun Charges: Selena Ford

by AishaAdams | May 15, 2020 | Justice or Nah | 0 |

Selena Ford’s mom’s case was the first case to keep me up at night. I’ve been helping her share her mom’s story ever since, and during that time we’ve developed a rapport. One morning she called me to talk about her mom, and I asked her if she’d tell me her story. We talked for about 2 months