Press Conference

Last night a press conference was held @ Kennerly Temple in Saint Louis, MO. Our featured guest was human rights activist and actor Danny Glover, well-known for his performance in The Color Purple. The documentary Borrowed Time, about Reggie's case, was shown.

Reggie and Danny spoke to each other via phone by satellite, and members of the audience were given the chance to ask Reggie questions. The whole evening was full of emotion; joy, pain, sadness, hope, love and compassion. A nice amount of people attended the event, and displayed their support for Reggie.

The joy of the evening came from the fact that we were doing something great, fighting for a man's life who we loved so much. Our hope came from the collection of all types of people-politicians, neighbors, friends, family, citizens, business owners, religious, community organizers, etc., who were there to support Reggie, the exposure and enlightenment that was a result of our movement for justice. The pain was from our hearts and souls; the fact that we had to deal with this situation, that we had to fight for an innocent life. Love could be felt everywhere, each and every person in attendance truly cared about what we were doing and really cared about justice for Reggie.

Danny Glover's speech was heart-felt, moving, and full of so much truth. As he said, we have to fight for our change, fight for what is right. We need to evaluate ourselves as a nation and admit to our wrongdoings in order to transform our system and create a new, just, strong and courageous nation of citizens.

A member of the audience asked Reggie what he does to get by, how he keeps living and fighting for his life. It truly hurt to hear him say that he wakes up each morning and thinks about his family; how the family is dealing with his execution date, how the family is feeling and functioning. It hurt even more to hear him say what he does to pass time: exercise, sift through thousands of pages of information about his case repeatedly, and pray to God that his voice is heard and that the support and action of the community makes a difference in the hearts and minds of those individuals with power who placed him in his position.

Last night is one I will never forget, one that I will carry with me each day. We know God is moving, and that per His words, "The truth shall set you free". All we need at this point is the truth, which has been covered up and polluted for the last 18 years. All things can and will be done through Christ, who strengthens us. The highlight of the evening was when the audience gleefully and strongly protested "Justice for Reggie" until their throats were tired.

This is what we ultimately seek: justice, in a system that has proven its injustice, unfairness and corruption. Injustice for one is injustice for all; Justice for one is justice for all. This movement will not only bring justice for Reggie, but for those who feel the betrayal, pain and hope that one day their voices will be heard and that justice be properly served.