It’s been a few months since I’ve posted.  We now have a brand new website and I just got back from New Orleans where we had a day reception during the Essence Fest. We screened the trailer to help raise funds for JOC.   In this picture, I’m with Attorney Renee Higginbotham Brooks (pictured in the middle) who’s been a huge supporter of the film and Deidra Jackson, Executive Director of The Arts Emporium, our non-profit fiscal sponsor, is on the far right. More pics to come.

Quick recap. I’ve been working with my Editor, Edward, on the trailer. I’m used to being on “the other side” of the deal and not as the producer. It’s definitely a learning process, however, that I’m enjoying.  My team (all USC MFA grads) are extremely knowledgeable and resourceful.  I’m thankful to have them on board!

Onward!

AZM

Jewels that Inspire Me: Attorney Terri Plummer McClure, SVP of Legal, Compliance, Audit & Public Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at UPS, speaks about the importance of using the law to make an impact and using your talents to be of service to others.

Attorney Maria Wooten, Federal Public Defender, Adjunct Professor of Law Vanderbuilt University law school and former Secretary of the American Bar Association, discusses the challenges and opportunities of African American female lawyers.

Jewels that Inspire Me:  Willie Stevenson Glanton, Esq., a pioneering lawyer who has been dedicated to the law and civil rights since she was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1953.  She is the first African American female elected to the Iowa State Legislature.  She is also the first woman and first African American to be elected president of the Iowa Chapter Federal Bar Association

“My journey started out with the understanding that it was not going to be a piece of cake and how right they were. I in particular wanted to be lawyer and to affect change.” -Willie Stevenson Glanton

Jewels that Inspire Me: Paulette Brown, Esq., Partner, Edwards Wildman, recipient of the American Bar Association’s Margaret Brent Women Lawyers Achievement Award, the first African American in New Jersey to win the young lawyer of the year award from the State Bar of New Jersey and former municipal court judge.

“There are so many things that I didn’t know when I graduated from law school. I don’t thnk that people should have to go through what I did.” -Paulette Brown

Jewels that Inspire Me: Judge Arnette R. Hubbard, the first female President of the National Bar Association and 2009 Recipient of the American Bar Association’s Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award.  “There was always inspiration…saying you can do it.”-Judge Arnette R. Hubbard

Jewels that Inspire Me: Constance L. “Connie” Rice, Esq., Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer and Co-Director of the Advancement Project.

Jewels that Inspire Me:  Areva Martin, Esq., Litigator, Founder of the law firm Martin & Martin, Author and Founder of the Special Needs Network.