Jean Love Cush talks about her book “Endangered”.

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A native of Philadelphia, Jean Love Cush worked for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office directly out of law school before spending three years as a family law attorney, helping low-income women escape domestic abuse situations. After moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana, she hosted a one-woman weekly radio show called “A View From Summit,” on which she covered such topics as public safety, urban violence, and inner-city education. Jean now lives in Illinois with her husband and two daughters.

Provocative and timely, ENDANGERED is a superbly written and tremendously moving book by a former attorney that asks if young black boys should be protected under the Endangered Species Act to save them from a biased criminal justice system. Author Jean Love Cush, powerfully adds to the conversation about race, politics and justice.

From the time her son, Malik, could walk, Janae Williams taught him that the best way to stay alive and out of trouble with the law was to cooperate. Terrified for his safety, she warned him, ‘raise your hands high, keep your mouth shut, and do whatever they say,” if the police ever stopped him. But when a wave of murders hits Philadelphia and fifteen-year-old Malik is arrested, Janae’s fear is compounded by guilt and doubt—would Malik have escaped jail if he’d run?

Unable to pay for legal fees, Janae reluctantly allows Roger Whitford, a white human rights attorney, to represent Malik. With the help of an ambitious private attorney name Calvin Moore, Roger is determined to challenge the entire criminal justice system and expose its inherent bias against all black men. Armed with two decades of research, the attorneys make the unprecedented argument that black males should be protected under the law as an endangered species. This controversial case starts a media blitz that results in a firestorm of debate on race, prison and politics in America.

As Malik’s case develops, so does Janae. At first, she is full of fear, living in an isolated world comprised of just her and her son. But as she fights for her son, she discovers that she is also fighting for who she wants to be. Raw and exhilarating, ENDANGERED is a gripping novel about one woman’s determination to save her son.

During our conversation, Jean talks about:

– What influenced her to write the book
– The story behind the book including how long it took to write the book and what
– Her concerns about and her passion to help young black males in America ENDANGERED
– If she thinks if young African men are an endangered species
– The biggest challenge That Jean has writing ENDANGERED
– What is she telling young black men
– Her message about young African American men to: the justice system, police forces, non-black America and black America

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