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This is my open letter to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee urging a NO vote on Sessions for Attorney General. Dear Senators: I am a civil rights attorney, a television legal analyst, and the founder and president of Special Needs Network, Inc., an organization that represents millions of special needs families across California.  I’m […]

This week, the news media and social media exploded with rage at the horrific story of four young African Americans, all from Chicago, who kidnapped and savagely tortured a special needs teenager.  The heartless, thought-free teens even broadcast their terrible actions live on Facebook. White supremacist groups, sensing an opportunity to sew racial division, quickly

As a mother of a teen on the autism spectrum, and as a special needs advocate, I was sickened yesterday by the video of four black Chicago teenagers tying up and assaulting an eighteen-year-old boy with developmental issues.  I believe we must always call out and condemn acts of violence and cruelty, whether the perpetrators

As a Harvard Law student, lawyer, talkshow host and TV legal analyst, I’ve traveled the country and befriended some of the most remarkable and successful people you’ll ever meet—Michelle Obama, Ariana Huffington, US Senator Kamala Harris—just to name a few.  And one thing that I’ve noticed about all these incredible people is not only are

Long before Black Girl Magic was a hashtag and trending phrase on Facebook, three unknown ladies redefined what it meant to be an unapologetically smart, ambitious, beautiful and compassionate black woman.  Their stories are now on the big screen in the sensational biographical film Hidden Figures. I thought I knew well the story of the

Like many people, the end of the year is a time when I take stock of my career, my goals and how I’m feeling about my life in general.  And as I reflect upon the final days of 2016, I am happy to be healthy and spending another holiday season with family and loved ones,