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When he gives a speech, Ben Crump often springs an uncomfortable question on his audience. The man who has been called “Black America’s attorney general” asks listeners if they can name five Black people who have been killed by excessive police force. Audience members rattle off names like George Floyd, Michael Brown and Breonna Taylor. Crump then asks them to name one White man who has died under similar circumstances. “Not to worry,” Crump says after a minute of awkward silence. “I’ll wait for you to give me a name.” Crump says the exercise is designed to drive home a lesson...

Ben Crump, Sherrilyn Ifill top Black Lawyers of Decade list Ben Crump (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Kevin RC Wilson) Leading civil rights attorney Ben Crump is ranked No. 1 on Lawyers of Color’s list of the 10 Most Influential Black Lawyers of the Decade. In ranking the attorneys, Lawyers of Color considered each individual’s media reach, legal pipeline influence, social justice policy impact, and the extent to which each inspires. Crump is being honored for the years he has spent fighting for justice for the families of Martin Anderson, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Geor...

Search! February 5th, 2021 by KRNB Courtesy of Deon Taylor Deon Taylor has been tapped to direct Freedom Ride, a period drama centered on the life of late civil rights icon and U.S. Congressman John Lewis. The film, co-written by Taylor, will be based on first-person accounts by a dozen of the original Freedom Riders, including Lewis himself. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and his company, Brooklyn Media, are also on board to co-executive produce the project alongside Taylor and his Hidden Empire Film Group. Set in 1961, Freedom Ride will follow the actions of a mult...

Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): American film director-screenwriter Deon Taylor will be helming the upcoming film 'Freedom Ride'. The film will be based on first-person accounts of the original freedom riders (civil rights activists), including the late Congressman John Lewis.