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