Jason has been saving lives by dedicating his time and energy to a righteous cause. Often work like this goes under reported and hardly celebrated. Real wins for real people in real time but no fanfare whatsoever. Thanks to his creation Lava For Good, the work is being documented. By taking the opportunity you’ve been provided then utilizing your resources to save people who deserve a chance is real life heroism.
The federal government invented enforcement agencies to control the free movement of the African American per the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Government funding has been spent on retrieving American citizens and returning them into chattel slavery legally. In the sordid Supreme Court case of Dred Scott, the jaded governing body ruled that Dred Scott is not a man nor citizen solely because of his race. A corrupted system since the inception governed by a human trafficking business. Thanks to freedom fighters like Honest Abe Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, all the way to Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy Jr. as well as staunch racist Lyndon B Johnson, on record using racial slurs, as well as an army of others the Civil Rights Act of 1964 eventually passed outlawing discrimination by race, religion or national origin in the United States.
A slew of counter measures was launched by the government to control the actions of the “black” American population even after unjust legislation was changed. Many of the files have been released and what was reserved as baseless conspiracy by mainstream media decades ago has been proven to be absolute fact, present day.
As a result of this horrid history many African American men fall prey to the pitfalls of a broken establishment. Programs set in place in the past worked. Now present day, although only being 12% of the total US population blacks make up more than half of the prison population. Meaning a large portion of the community is enslaved present day. Hallmarks of a corrupt system working perfectly or a broken system swallowing up potential presidents, inventors and entrepreneurs.
Jason Flom seems to be fearless. Launching an all out assault on behalf of the less fortunate. He is operating under the MLK ideal, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” He has spent over a decade hearing out wrongful conviction cases and doing everything in his power to free innocent men and women from the vice grips of the system. These men and women do not have advocates and have been lost and forgotten by the world. But not by Jason. The Innocence Project, where Jason is a board member, has helped save over 300 lives by overturning convictions. A notable feat. However, their work is just getting started.
The DCS commends Jason’s resolve and vision. Any one can find themselves snarled in the trappings of the system. Without proper legal representation, which usually equates to finance or lack thereof, many innocents are mishandled completely. Kalief Browder was never able to quiet the noise that being wrongfully imprisoned created in his head and even after exoneration and being released he took his own life. Proof that irreparable damage is done even when the wrongs get righted. Jason continue to empower those that can not empower themselves, continue to help save lives.
Freedom should not be equitable in a civilized society. It’s an inalienable right granted by the cosmic powers of the universe. In a barbaric society, freedom is equitable to be traded and bartered.
Nikki Mack, Editor In Chief
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