Another phone call from Lapeer County Jail meant another $25 spent and a list of to-do items to assist my family. When my little sister was re-arrested in October, I worried about what her incarceration would mean for my family’s already limited emotional and financial capacity. They, especially my mom, were already spread thin, and […]
Aya Waller-Bey
Aya Waller-Bey is a Detroit native and currently a first-year doctoral student at the University of Michigan. She is a graduate of Georgetown University, and the University of Cambridge and a recipient of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She is also a LEDA Scholar.