Author/Attorney Mark M. Bello and Blog Talk Radio host Simon Barrett are pleased to announce the launch of their Journey Into Justice Podcast, which aims to explore different aspects of the justice system. They will also be inviting guests to share knowledge on aspects of the law…
A new law that goes into effect in New York tomorrow (August 14, 2019) will vastly expand the ability for survivors of child sex abuse to bring justice against their perpetrators and the institutions that protected them. The Child Victims Act (CVA) was signed into…
“But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal . . . Our courts have their faults as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are…
As most of you know, Robert Mueller testified, under oath, July 24, 2019, before two congressional committees. His testimonial style was uninspiring and droll. Yet, whether most of the country was bored or not, his report and his testimony presented a dramatic and uncontroverted narrative…
According to reports, a man crossed the Rio Grande river to the U.S. with his 23-month old daughter. He placed her on the bank to go back for his wife. However, the child jumped in after him. The man tried to rescue her, but both…
I live in Michigan, one of the more northern states in our union. I live in a moderately integrated suburb of Detroit, a city where the majority of the population is black. It wasn’t always this way—when I was born, 67 years ago, my family…
Since Larry Nassar was sentenced in January 2018 for sexual assault under the guise of medical treatment, many other Michigan State officials have been charged, fired, or forced out of their jobs. Among them is former MSU president, Lou Anna Simon who faces two felony…
Over four years ago, President Trump launched his campaign and talked about building a wall and deporting undocumented immigrants. Well, most are still here; many who have been working for our hypocritical president. While Trump was spreading lies about immigrants and ripping children away from…
In June 2013, an Oregon jury awarded $6.2 million to an agricultural worker who became paralyzed from the waist down after his torso was crushed in a hay bale cutting machine. The accident happened in March 2010. According to reports, the plaintiff forgot to take…
As I near a final publication date for my latest ‘ripped from the headlines novel, Betrayal in Black, life continues to imitate art, as another African American citizen is shot by police. Another black man was recently gunned down by a white police officer, this…
Jussie Smollett’s has been tried and convicted by the three P’s: The press, the police, and, this morning, the president. This is a bi-partisan effort—the Chicago Police Department’s number one cheerleader on this issue is Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emmanuel, an Obama Democrat. Emmanuel and his police…
As the United Nations celebrates the International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), or End Racism Day, on March 21, the world is still reeling from the gruesome mass murder that took place at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The deadly attack in…