Gideon’s Promise Fights Modern Day Slavery
"All systems are set up to make sure that poor people in the legal system don't have a chance. I call it the new lynching!" - Dr. Sharon Williams. Gideon's Promise Strategic Planning Director Jonathan Rapping is a galvanizing game-changer who is revolutionizing the practice of law and curtailing mass incarcerations throughout the nation by training public defenders. Rapping is the founder of Gideon’s Promise, a criminal justice reform organization he launched a decade ago, th
Atlanta’s Black Preachers Endorse Vincent Fort for Mayor
“Black ministers still talk to more people on Sunday morning than the average candidate can reach and their influence is incredible,” – Derrick Boazman, WAOK Talk Show Host It may be the most significant, meaningful and consequential endorsement to emerge during this current Atlanta mayoral campaign. For four decades or more, an endorsement by Atlanta’s black clergy was coveted by candidates because it was often a prized pathway to victory. Their collective clout may have wa
