I had a supportive partner, and it sort of worked out. I was a teacher before then, and it was a bit challenging. Law school is honestly the best time to have kids. Tell us more about the experience of going to law school as a new parent.
You had your first baby right before law school. I also want to open up a used furniture store. I am an organizer, I parent, I have two kids whom I love dearly and spend a lot of time with. I also have a column at the Guardian, but I took a little bit of a hiatus to finish the book. I’m a lawyer, so I help other organizations figure out how to use law and policy. She spoke to us by phone the conversation has been edited for length and clarity.Īside from being an author, you are also a civil rights lawyer. Purnell highlights her evolution from cop-caller to abolitionist and dissects the violence in policing culture. Constitution and individual civil rights. 5) is her autobiographical exploration of the trauma that police violence inflicts on Black Americans it received a starred Kirkus review for its insight into the problematic nature of policing, including constitutional policing-that which upholds the U.S.
Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Astra House, Oct. She is a mother, a civil rights attorney, and a columnist at the Guardian.Her activism began early in life, and she was inspired to go to law school to protect people from the civil rights violations she witnessed on the news as well as in her day-to-day life.
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