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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton Angelita Blackshear Dalton is Judge of Division II of the Davidson County Criminal Court. Judge Dalton assumed the bench after being appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to succeed Retired Judge J. Randall Wyatt. Dalton was first elected to the Davidson County General Sessions Court in 2006, becoming the first African American woman elected to a judgeship in Davidson County. She was re-elected for a second term in 2014. Prior to assuming the bench, Dalton served in various positions with the Davidson County District Attorney General’s Office from 1997 through 2005, including a specialized assignment on the domestic violence prosecution team. Since [...]

By |January 16th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Crime|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Denise D. Bentley

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Denise Bentley Denise Bentley, a native of Nashville, holds a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University and a Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University School of Law. Ms. Bentley is the Executive Director of Tennessee Youth Courts, Inc. (TYC), a nonprofit that focuses on juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention. In addition, Bentley serves as adjunct faculty for Argosy University teaching criminal law-related courses as well as working with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Vanderbilt University. Before coming to TYC, Ms. Bentley was the program director for the Tennessee Youth Court Program, a teen-driven juvenile delinquency prevention/intervention diversion program based on restorative justice. Youth courts have been an [...]

By |January 16th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Crime, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Denise D. Bentley
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International Best Selling Author, James Lee Burke, Of Robicheaux Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen James Lee Burke-Robicheaux James Lee Burke’s most beloved character, Dave Robicheaux, returns in this gritty, atmospheric mystery set in the towns and backwoods of Louisiana. DAVE ROBICHEAUX IS A HAUNTED MAN. Between his recurrent nightmares about Vietnam, his battle with alcoholism, and the sudden loss of his beloved wife, Molly, his thoughts drift from one irreconcilable memory to the next. Images of ghosts at Spanish Lake live on the edge of his vision. During a murder investigation, Dave Robicheaux discovers he may have committed the homicide he’s investigating, one which involved the death of the man who took the life of Dave’s beloved wife. As he works to clear his name [...]

By |January 9th, 2018|Crime, Fiction, Murder, Uncategorized|Comments Off on International Best Selling Author, James Lee Burke, Of Robicheaux Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Judge Allegra Montgomery Walker

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Judge Allegra Montgomery Walker Allegra Montgomery Walker was elected to General Sessions Court, Div. IV August 2014. Before being elected, she served an Assistant District Attorney for the Davidson County District Attorneys General’s Office. While serving in that capacity, she focused her practice on Domestic Violence. Upon her departure from the District Attorney’s Office, Judge Walker was recognized by her peers for her work in domestic violence. In addition to serving as a prosecutor, Judge Walker served as an Assistant Public Defender for the Davidson County Public Defender’s Office. Judge Walker earned a B.S. degree from Fisk University in 1993 and a J.D. degree from [...]

By |January 5th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Crime, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading, Women|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Judge Allegra Montgomery Walker
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Robert Crais, Author Of The Wanted Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Robert Crais-The Wanted Investigator Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike take on the deadliest case of their lives in the new masterpiece of suspense from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Robert Crais. It seemed like a simple case—before the bodies started piling up... When single-mother Devon Connor hires Elvis Cole, it’s because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she’s afraid he’s dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly different. With two others, he’s been responsible for a string of high-end burglaries, a crime spree that takes a deadly turn when one of them is murdered and Tyson and his girlfriend disappear. They stole the wrong thing from [...]

By |January 4th, 2018|Crime, Fiction, Murder, Mystery|Comments Off on Robert Crais, Author Of The Wanted Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Katherine Hall Page, Author Of The Body in the Casket: A Faith Fairchild Mystery Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Katherine Hall Page-Casket The inimitable Faith Fairchild returns in a chilling New England whodunit, inspired by the best Agatha Christie mysteries and with hints of the timeless board game Clue. For most of her adult life, resourceful caterer Faith Fairchild has called the sleepy Massachusetts village of Aleford home. While the native New Yorker has come to know the region well, she isn’t familiar with Havencrest, a privileged enclave, until the owner of Rowan House, a secluded sprawling Arts and Crafts mansion, calls her about catering a weekend house party. Producer/director of a string of hit musicals, Max Dane—a Broadway legend—is throwing a lavish party to celebrate his seventieth birthday. At [...]

By |December 5th, 2017|Art, Crime, Fiction, Movies, Murder, Theater|Comments Off on Katherine Hall Page, Author Of The Body in the Casket: A Faith Fairchild Mystery Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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John Merriman, Author Of Ballad Of The Anarchist Bandits: The Crime Spree That Gripped Belle Epoque Paris On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen John Merriman For six terrifying months in 1911-1912, the citizens of Paris were gripped by a violent crime streak. A group of bandits went on a rampage throughout the city and its suburbs, robbing banks and wealthy Parisians, killing anyone who got in their way, and always managing to stay one step ahead of the police. But Jules Bonnot and the Bonnot Gang weren't just ordinary criminals; they were anarchists, motivated by the rampant inequality and poverty in Paris. John Merriman tells this story through the eyes of two young, idealistic lovers: Victor Kibaltchiche (later the famed Russian revolutionary and writer Victor Serge) and Rirette Maîtrejean, who chronicled the Bonnot crime [...]

By |November 21st, 2017|Biography, Crime, French|Comments Off on John Merriman, Author Of Ballad Of The Anarchist Bandits: The Crime Spree That Gripped Belle Epoque Paris On DrAlvin.Com
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Philip Jett, Author Of The Death Of An Heir: Adolph Coors III And The Murder That Rocked An American Brewing Dynasty Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Philip Jett The Death of an Heir is Philip Jett's chilling true account of the Coors family’s gilded American dream that turned into a nightmare when a meticulously plotted kidnapping went horribly wrong. In the 1950s and 60s, the Coors dynasty reigned over Golden, Colorado, seemingly invincible. When rumblings about labor unions threatened to destabilize the family's brewery, Adolph Coors, Jr., the septuagenarian president of the company, drew a hard line, refusing to budge. They had worked hard for what they had, and no one had a right to take it from them. What they'd soon realize was that they had more to lose than they could have imagined. On the [...]

By |November 20th, 2017|Business, Careers, Crime, Leadership, Murder|Comments Off on Philip Jett, Author Of The Death Of An Heir: Adolph Coors III And The Murder That Rocked An American Brewing Dynasty Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Benjamin Rachlin, Author Of Ghost Of The Innocent Man: A True Story Of Trial And Redemption Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Benjamin Rachlin A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Remarkable . . . Captivating . . . Rachlin is a skilled storyteller." --New York Times Book Review "Intriguing . . . A gripping legal-thriller mystery . . . This is a story that profoundly elevates good-cause advocacy to greater heights--to where innocent lives are saved." --USA Today "A crisply written page turner." --NPR A gripping account of one man's long road to freedom that will forever change how we understand our criminal justice system During the last three decades, more than two thousand American citizens have been wrongfully convicted. Ghost of the Innocent Man brings us one of the most [...]

By |November 20th, 2017|African Americans, Biography, Crime, Gospel, Law, Spirituality, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Benjamin Rachlin, Author Of Ghost Of The Innocent Man: A True Story Of Trial And Redemption Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Tom Sancton, Author Of The Bettencourt Affair: The World’s Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Tom Sancton Heiress to the nearly forty-billion-dollar L’Oréal fortune, Liliane Bettencourt is the world’s richest woman and the fourteenth wealthiest person. But her gilded life has taken a dark yet fascinating turn in the past decade. At ninety-four, she’s now embroiled in what has been called the Bettencourt Affair, a scandal that dominated the headlines in France. Why? It’s a tangled web of hidden secrets, divided loyalties, frayed relationships, and fractured families, set in the most romantic city—and involving the most glamorous industry—in the world. The Bettencourt Affair started as a family drama but quickly became a massive scandal, uncovering L’Oréal’s shadowy corporate history and buried World War II secrets. From [...]

By |November 7th, 2017|Art, Biography, Crime|Comments Off on Tom Sancton, Author Of The Bettencourt Affair: The World’s Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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