It got to be justice for all

JEANETTE RICHARDSON Artist/Vendor

The president swears an oath to protect and defend the rights of all U.S. citizens. But my rights have been totally disrespected. I have not received what I have long strived and reached for. I have participated in on-the-job training and I have attended certification courses at the University of the District of Columbia. In spite of my efforts to build a meaningful life for myself, everything has been taken from me: my job, my marriage, my daughter. I’ve never seen anyone stripped of their life as I have. I know I deserve better. I deserve to have more out of my life because I am not a bad person. I do not understand how I got on the wrong side of the road.