Courage to go against the justice system
About this episode
The episode features an interview with TaShun Bowden-Lewis, the first Black Chief Public Defender in Connecticut, discussing her experiences with courage and adversity.
This episode of Tell it Proud is an instagram live interview of TaShun Bowden-Lewis, who made a historic first in her career as the first Black Chief Public Defender for the state of Connecticut. We discuss her earliest memory of courage as an "only" growing up in an all white school, her lessons from defending the most vulnerable, and what she calls the pivot under pressure when facing adversity.
People in this episode
Host: Christina Blacken
Guest: TaShun Bowden-Lewis
Topics covered
- courage
- justice system
- public defense
- adversity
- race
- education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Connecticut
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