Todd Tucker | Family Issue 2018

to our communities but said, “For me in my community
you always see lawyers but, there was nobody I
could really reach out to because I was active in the
community I was so invested in my city.” He decided
to become an attorney and thankfully he did.
He has taken on many roles and has been apart of
several organizations including, NAACP, Maryland
General Assembly, and the National Urban League.
Tough cases? No problem. This young supreme
held the torch as a member of the dream team to
win Korryn Gaines’ family $37 million in damages.
These are cases he takes on, basic protection, basic
freedom, and criminal law in the city, and like he
said, “There is one thing about criminal law in the
city, if you take care of the community, as you say I
take care of the streets, I will take care of you.” You
have to give some to win some. In criminal law, he
has been able to build his skills and he’s been doing
a lot more civil work and workplace discrimination
as well as police brutality. As he explained, “That
deals with everything from police shootings and basic
harassment that we see now.”
As he quoted and Jay Z said in regards to the rights
of musicians on Moonlight from 4:44, “Y’all still
signin’ deals?/After all they done stole, for real?/
After what they done to our Lauryn Hill?” White
believes that’s the same mantra when it comes to
discrimination. White believes, “Now this is really
making sure we vote for either people of color and
when you say the people of color doesn’t mean that
they’re from or for your community. We need to
make sure we vote for state attorneys that are for the
community because what’ll happen is that if someone
calls the police and there’s no evidence to this
person had a gun or there’s no evidence that this
person was causing any type of disorderly conduct
then that individual should be held accountable.”
The bad apples have to be cut out and the racist citizens
need to be dealt with in the hands of law enforcement
properly, and not falsely. Someone has to
step up.
get back to taking back our communities, so often
we get the best and the brightest that run away from
the community.” In Baltimore City, he could be
coaching the young guys’ baseball team, but it’s all a
matter of taking back our communities. He believes
we have to give back and in giving back, not money,
but time, and make sure they [the community] see
things growing. He believes it’s also important to
have relationships with police officers. White told
us, “I think if you are in your community and you
make the police officers not only know the visitors
in the area but every homeowner on your block.
They should know the grandmother, the mom, the
ten-year-old, and the thirteen -year old that’s about
to hit puberty and maybe going down the wrong
path. Once we build relationships like that, that
would help the community. That keeps us vibrant,
alive, and we are able to stay in our communities.”
White agrees that there is room for morality in the
courtroom and there should be more of it. He said,
“It all depends on the judge.” Sometimes the facts
don’t tell the whole case, but it all goes back to your
vote, making sure you’re also voting for judges, not
just the President of the United States, and your
mayors. He himself has been approached about
running for a political office, especially after his role
in the Korryn Gaines case, but he says, “I feel as
though I have a lot more to give my community as an
attorney at this point.” We agree. We can tell you
love what you do.
First solution Landon states, “I think we need to
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