Lj Presents: Shirah Dedman

Shirah Dedman dropped out of high school at the age of 15-years-old and became a licensed attorney by 23. She found herself consistently un/under-employed despite her advanced education. But through perseverance, she built a film and legal career that included positions at William Morris Agency, DirecTV and Paramount Pictures. But after her last layoff, she decided it was time to pursue her true passion: unveiling stories at the intersection of economics, race and the environment. Shirah is an Associate of the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley, and formerly an Associate of the Equal Justice Initiative. In March 2019, KPFA Radio listener-members elected her to the Local Station Board. To check out some of her work click HERE

Check out the short documentary Uprooted, The story of Shirah's Great Grandfather's lynching.

You can check me out on my website at ljeffreymoore.com

Music Featured on the Show: Intro I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Outro The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode