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Jan. 24, 2023

On Homeland Security, The Waymakers, The Resident Legal Diva and The Opportunity Agenda Featuring Juliette Kayyem, Tara Jaye Frank, Melba Pearson and Ellen Buchman

On Homeland Security, The Waymakers, The Resident Legal Diva and The Opportunity Agenda Featuring Juliette Kayyem, Tara Jaye Frank, Melba Pearson and Ellen Buchman

In this jam-packed episode, Juliette Kayyem, CNN National Security Analyst, discusses recent homeland security issues; Tara Jaye Frank, DEI Consultant,  talks about her new book, The Waymakers; Melba Pearson, The Resident Legal Diva, analyses recent police-involved shootings; and Ellen Buchman, CEO of The Opportunity Agenda, explains the work of her organization. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

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Melba Pearson

Attorney

Melba Pearson is an attorney specializing in civil rights and criminal law, with an emphasis on policy. She is the Director of Prosecution Projects at the Gordon Institute for Public Policy, and co-manager for the Prosecutorial Performance Indicators (PPI) Project based at Florida International University. The PPIs aim to bring more transparency, equity and racial justice in the criminal justice system. Ms. Pearson also serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She has a consulting practice through her firm MVP Law, which includes assessments of police departments and creating community engagement strategies around criminal justice/civil rights issues. Before joining FIU, Ms. Pearson spent three years as Deputy Director of the ACLU of Florida where she worked to change police practices, expand voting rights, and reform the criminal justice system. Previously, Ms. Pearson was an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County for 16 years, culminating as Assistant Chief in the Career Criminal/Robbery Unit supervising junior attorneys while prosecuting homicides. She serves as Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, co-chair of the Prosecution Function Committee, President of the National Black Prosecutors Association Foundation, and Vice Chair of the Florida Justice Center. Ms. Pearson regularly provides legal analysis for CourtTV, Law & Crime, local networks and through op-eds that have been published in the Miami Herald, Washington Post and other national outlets. She is the editor/author of the book… Read More

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Juliette Kayyem

The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters

In academia, private sector, government and media, Professor Juliette Kayyem is an international leader in crisis management and homeland security. Kayyem serves as the faculty chair of the Homeland Security and Security and Global Health Projects at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Previously, she served as President Obama's Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and as MA Governor Deval Patrick's Homeland Security Advisor. She is also the CEO of Grip Mobility, a technology security company in the mobility space.

A CNN national security analyst, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and contributor for The Atlantic and Boston's local NPR station, GBH, Kayyem also advises governors, mayors, and corporations on crisis management. Juliette is the author or editor of six books, including her most recent "The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters.” Juliette lives in Cambridge, MA, with her husband, Judge David Barron, has three children.