When the Jury Comes Black
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When a young black man is accused of raping a white woman, his arrest and the resulting trial send shockwaves through the local city courthouse. Twelve ordinary people are brought together to deliver a verdict – and make a decision that will change lives forever.
But as tensions rise and personalities clash, the case quickly erupts into a sweeping debate about justice, guilt, racism, and the legal system. The jury brings together a tapestry of different races, ages, and life experiences... and with the future of the accused hanging in the balance, the cost of making the wrong choice will be devastating.
Can the jury untangle the truth behind this complicated – and far too common – case? Or will their prejudices and biases blind them to the truth?
Expertly written as a gripping legal drama that explores real-world social issues surrounding the flaws in the criminal justice system, When The Jury Turns Black is a powerful novella by seasoned trail attorney and social activist Zulu Ali. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to gain an honest and balanced insight into the challenges facing the legal system – and how they echo into the wider social and political landscape.
Zulu Ali, Esq.
Zulu Ali is a practicing trial attorney, social entrepreneur, social commentator, and activist. A former police officer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he earned a juris doctorate in law (J.D.) from Trinity International University; a master's in administration of justice (M.S.) and business (M.B.A.) from University of Phoenix; a degree with a focus on African studies from Regents College through a consortium with Tennessee State University; and is a doctoral scholar researching pan-African and Black entrepreneurship at California Southern University. In 2007, inspired by the legacy of civil rights attorneys Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and Avon Williams, Jr., who used the law and courts as a vehicle to make change and protect all people against injustice, Attorney Zulu Ali opened the Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP with a focus on representing persons accused of crimes, immigrants, and persons seeking civil justice in state and federal courts. Ali is on the list of counsel at the African Court of Justice and Human Rights in Tanzania (Africa) and the International Criminal Court at The Hague (Netherlands). Attorney Ali served as Director of the American Committee for United Nations Oversight, an advocacy group that lobbied the United Nations for police reform in 2015. He is the Director of the Stop and Frisk Youth Leadership Academy, which mentors and trains at-risk youth to deal with police encounters; Director of the Southern California Veterans Legal Clinic, a legal clinic offering no cost and low cost legal services to military veterans; and a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. serving on the international governing body (Grand Council) as General Legal Counsel. Attorney Zulu Ali, a distinguished biographee of Marquis Who's Who and a recipient of the Albert Neilson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021, and received the Marquis Who's Who Humanitarian Award for 2022. In 2017, Attorney Ali was recognized as one of the most influential African American Leaders in Los Angeles by the National Action Network founded by Reverend Al Sharpton. In 2022, Attorney Ali, along with his daughter Attorney Whitney Ali, were recognized as s two of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), Law and Justice Edition. MIPAD is a global civil society initiative in support of the International Decade for People of African Descent, proclaimed by United Nation's General Assembly resolution 68/237. Attorney Ali has been Honored as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in his area by the National Black Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers; a Top 10 Lawyer by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys, American Institute of Legal Counsel, American Jurist Institute, and Attorney & Practice Magazine; and Rue Ratings Best Lawyer in America. He is the founder and CEO of 10 Nubian Queens & 5 Kings Media (http://10nubianmedia.com), a mass media production company focusing on black family and social justice content in film, radio, theater, music, and book publishing. Additionally, Zulu Ali is host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali (justicewatchradio.com) which broadcasts from NBC Radio studio in Redlands, California; and he is a member of the National Black Radio Hall of Fame (Chicago chapter). A devoted family man, Ali has been married to his wife (Charito) since 1986, has four adult children (Christine, Whitney, Ashley, and Lynda), four grandchildren (Amayah, Tye, Izem, Amina, and Nasira), and resides in Southern California with his family.
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When the Jury Comes Black - Zulu Ali, Esq.
WHEN THE JURY
COMES BLACK
A Novella By
ZULU ALI, ESQ.
© Copyright 2024 by Zulu Ali
All rights reserved. No part of this book should be produced in any form without the authorization of the author and publisher. A reviewer should quote any passage in a review to be printed in a newspaper and magazine.
Published by 10 Nubian Queens & 5 Kings Media
DEDICATION
Dedicated to My First and Only Love -
My Soulmate and wife Charito Ali
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Zulu Ali is a practicing trial attorney, social entrepreneur, social commentator, and activist. A former police officer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he earned a juris doctorate in law (J.D.) from Trinity International University Law School; a masters in administration of justice (M.S.) and business (M.B.A.) from University of Phoenix; an undergraduate degree with a focus on African studies from Regents College through a consortium with Tennessee State University; and is a doctoral scholar researching pan-African social entrepreneurship at California Southern University.
Attorney Ali is the founder and principal attorney at the Law Offices of Zulu Ali and Associates, LLP based in Riverside, California (zulualilaw.com), which is the largest Black-owned law firm in California’s Inland Empire. The firm focuses on representing persons accused of crimes, immigrants, and persons seeking civil justice in state and federal courts. Ali is counsel at the African Court of Justice and Human Rights in Tanzania and the International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands. Attorney Ali and his law firm take on extremely difficult cases and matters that provide an opportunity to make changes in the law, through the courts, when the law is unjust.
Attorney Ali served as Director of the American Committee for United Nations Oversight, an advocacy group that lobbied the United Nations for police reform in 2015. He is the Director of the Stop and Frisk Youth Leadership Academy, which mentors and trains at-risk youth to deal with police encounters; Director of the Southern California Veterans Legal Clinic, a legal clinic offering no cost and low cost legal services to military veterans; and a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. serving on the international governing body (Grand Council) as General Legal Counsel.
In 2017, Attorney Ali was recognized as one of the most influential African American Leaders in Los Angeles by the National Action Network founded by Reverend Al Sharpton. In 2022, Attorney Ali, along with his daughter Attorney Whitney Ali, were recognized as s two of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), Law and Justice Edition. MIPAD is a global civil society initiative in support of the International Decade for People of African Descent, proclaimed by United Nation’s General Assembly resolution 68/237.
Attorney Ali has been Honored as a Top Lawyer by the National Black Lawyers-Top 100 and National Trial Lawyers-Top 100; a Top 10 Lawyer by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys, American Institute of Legal Counsel, American Jurist Institute, and Attorney & Practice Magazine; Rue Ratings Best Lawyer in America. Ali has been inducted into Marquis Who’s Who Biographical registry for excellence in law and activism and received the Albert Neilson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is the founder and CEO of 10 Nubian Queens & 5 Kings Media (http://10nubianmedia.com), a mass media production company focusing on black family and social justice content in film, radio, theater, music, and book publishing.
Ali produced the documentary film Purpose & Freedom: Keep Your Hand on the Plow, which premiered at the Wilshire Screening Room in Beverly Hills in 2017 and on-demand (purposeandfreedommovie.com); wrote and produced the stage play Purpose & Freedom: The Story of Attorney Zulu Ali & Aracely Morales, which premiered at the Hudson Theater in Hollywood in January 2020; wrote, produced, and is featured in the doculecture film Negros For Sale: The Business of American Criminal Justice to be released in December 2020; and wrote and produced a musical compilation with various artists titled The Discography of Zulu Ali (2020)
(https://zulualimusic.hearnow.com).
Attorney Ali authored the books Interview with a Black Lawyer Fighting for Justice (2020); When the Jury, Money, Votes, and Pride Comes Black (2020); Lecture on Black America and American Justice: A History & Paradigm of Retributive Psychosis (2016); and Black Man’s Religion: Islam or Christianity (1997), a copy of which is in the Collection of Rosa Parks Papers at the Library of Congress.
Attorney Ali co-founded the Nubian Royalty Kids Book Series, which publishes animated books to educate children on subjects that impact and empower the black and minority community. As part of