By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Jamal Joseph was used to hearing gunshots and sirens. The crack epidemic was raging hard in Harlem in the late 1980s; gang battles were common. But in 1997, everything changed. A 16-year-old neighbor was shot and killed in a nearby housing project. As Joseph’s...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Dr. Samuel Lupin was nearly halfway through the 45-mile commute from his home in Rockland County, NY, to his medical office in Brooklyn when his cell phone rang. Lupin’ s critically-ill daughter Lois, who lived in his home, needed him. Something was wrong with...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
I was a World War II baby born to a prominent Harlem minister. Times were tough and money was scarce, but I remember hearing the gospel choir and soloists at church. I used to clap so long and loud that my hands became bright red. Singing with the choir made me feel...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
I served as a judge for 25 years, after two decades as a trial lawyer. Over my 25 years on the bench, I witnessed a disturbing transformation: More people who came before me were struggling, financially and economically; more were single parents; more and more...
