If it weren’t for bad luck, Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe, Jr. wouldn’t have any luck at all. The Florida Office of Executive Clemency has turned down his bid for early release from prison. He already served 29 years of a previous life sentence in Michigan in a drug case. He’s currently serving time in a Florida prison for a stolen car scheme he participated in while … [Read more...] about White Boy Rick Wershe Denied Clemency
National Podcast highlights key issue in Vince Wade book
There were many drug-related killings in Detroit in the 1980s as crack cocaine swept the nation. One of the most consequential homicides had significant effects on the Michigan criminal justice system yet it went mostly unnoticed at the time. The victim was Damion Lucas, a 13-year old Detroit boy. The boy died on a kitchen floor while his terrified 11-year old brother pleaded … [Read more...] about National Podcast highlights key issue in Vince Wade book
The National Media could learn from Detroit’s Coleman Young
Why is the media reporting and repeating lies from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.? The President of the United States is giving the MSM—Main Stream Media—fits. Reporters working in the two cities which fancy themselves the source of all knowledge and wisdom—New York and Washington—compete constantly to outdo one another in writing ain’t-it-awful stories about the rude and crude … [Read more...] about The National Media could learn from Detroit’s Coleman Young
‘White Boy Rick’ Film Fading at the Box Office
‘White Boy Rick’ will soon be on its way to Netflix and DVD. Box office returns for the film declined for the second week in a row. Last weekend (September 28—30) the Columbia/Sony Pictures film dropped to ninth place from sixth place in the Top Ten among movie currently on the big screen. So far, ‘White Boy Rick’ has grossed an estimated $21,714,781 against an estimated … [Read more...] about ‘White Boy Rick’ Film Fading at the Box Office
Vince Wade Reviews ‘White Boy Rick’
Quick Take: From incidents that never happened to a discussion of a gun that hadn’t been invented yet, ‘White Boy Rick’ takes liberties with facts and the truth. The result is a movie that leaves many viewers confused and many critics critical. My review will feature insights and facts you won’t find anywhere else. Over the last few years I’ve worked hard to acquire a … [Read more...] about Vince Wade Reviews ‘White Boy Rick’