A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom : By - Brittany K. Barnett - Book Review

<p>A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom : By - Brittany K. Barnett</p> <p>Brittany K. Barnett was only a law student when she came across the case that would change her life forever—that of Sharanda Jones, single mother, business owner, and, like Brittany, Black daughter of the rural South. A victim of America’s devastating war on drugs, Sharanda had been torn away from her young daughter and was serving a life sentence without parole—for a first-time drug offense. In Sharanda, Brittany saw haunting echoes of her own life, as&nbsp;the daughter of a formerly incarcerated mother.&nbsp;As she studied this case, a system came into focus&nbsp;in which&nbsp;widespread racial injustice forms the core of America’s addiction to incarceration. Moved by Sharanda’s plight, Brittany set to work to gain her freedom.</p> <p>Website : https://gobookmart.com/book-review</p> <p>Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/GoBookMart1/</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/booklicious/message