An Interview With A Black Lawyer Fighting For Justice

For over four centuries, the vicious cycle of systematic racism has deeply entrenched the oppression of African Americans as a necessary component of the American system. The history of racial injustice in the United States has contributed to a discriminative and painful legacy. A historic legacy that offers a complete system of constitutional protections to Caucasian suspects, and denies those very same rights to minority defendants. The narrative of racial difference has made the price of fighting for justice a costly one. As a result, those refusing to be officers of the court are constantly subject to judicial scrutiny. In order to uncover the racial disparity that pervades the U.S. criminal justice system, we sit down to have a conversation with our very own host attorney Zulu Ali. Through this special edition of Justice Watch Radio, we examine institutionalized racism, a dynamic which further exacerbates the oppression of African Americans within the judicial system. Most notably, in this discussion attorney Zulu Ali reflects on his experience from humble beginnings to becoming an award winning trial-lawyer. As an African American lawyer fighting for justice, attorney Zulu Ali identifies the distinct practices within our criminal justice system. Practices which work hand in hand with other institutions to further deepen the systematic oppression of African Americans. Furthermore, attorney Zulu Ali uncovers the prejudiced nature within the judiciary branch. He expands on the implicit judicial bias which directly influences the mass incarceration of African Americans in the United States. This intellectual conversation is equally a call for the American population to adopt a more selfless mindset. As a man of integrity devoted to his faith, Zulu Ali links the lack of unity in or communities to the broken value system in America. In sum, attorney Zulu Ali actively educates the reader on higher level social justice concepts. However, by expanding on his lived ex

For over four centuries, the vicious cycle of systematic racism has deeply entrenched the oppression of African Americans as a necessary component of the American system. The history of racial injustice in the United States has contributed to a discriminative and painful legacy. A historic legacy that offers a complete system of constitutional protections to Caucasian suspects, and denies those very same rights to minority defendants. The narrative of racial difference has made the price of fighting for justice a costly one. As a result, those refusing to be officers of the court are constantly subject to judicial scrutiny. In order to uncover the racial disparity that pervades the U.S. criminal justice system, we sit down to have a conversation with our very own host attorney Zulu Ali. Through this special edition of Justice Watch Radio, we examine institutionalized racism, a dynamic which further exacerbates the oppression of African Americans within the judicial system. Most notably, in this discussion attorney Zulu Ali reflects on his experience from humble beginnings to becoming an award winning trial-lawyer. As an African American lawyer fighting for justice, attorney Zulu Ali identifies the distinct practices within our criminal justice system. Practices which work hand in hand with other institutions to further deepen the systematic oppression of African Americans. Furthermore, attorney Zulu Ali uncovers the prejudiced nature within the judiciary branch. He expands on the implicit judicial bias which directly influences the mass incarceration of African Americans in the United States. This intellectual conversation is equally a call for the American population to adopt a more selfless mindset. As a man of integrity devoted to his faith, Zulu Ali links the lack of unity in or communities to the broken value system in America. In sum, attorney Zulu Ali actively educates the reader on higher level social justice concepts. However, by expanding on his lived experiences as an African American lawyer, attorney Zulu Ali urges the reader to think critically about structural racism within our criminal justice system.

Attorney Zulu Ali is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served with the Marine Security Forces. After graduating from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, Attorney Ali served as a sworn police officer with the City of Shelbyville, City of Lewisburg, and Vanderbilt Police Departments, respectively. Attorney Ali earned a doctorate in law (J.D.) from Trinity International University and an undergraduate degree with a focus on African Studies from Regents College through a consortium with Tennessee State University. He is a postgraduate scholar of international law at Euclid University, West Africa; and a doctoral scholar of business with a research focus on pan-African business and trade at California Southern University. Attorney Ali is the founder and principal attorney of the Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP, which is based in Riverside, California and focuses on representing persons accused of crimes and seeking criminal justice, immigrants, victims of discrimination, persons seeking civil justice, and defendants and victims at the international criminal court at The Hague, Netherlands. Attorney Ali and his law firm take on extremely difficult cases and matters that provide an opportunity to make changes in the law, through the courts, when the law is unjust. Attorney Ali served as Director of the American Committee for United Nations Oversight, an advocacy group that lobbied the United Nations for police reform in 2015. He is the Director of the Stop and Frisk Academy, which mentors and trains at-risk youth to deal with police encounters; and Director of the Southern California Veterans Legal Clinic, a legal clinic offering no-cost legal services to military veterans. In 2020, Attorney Ali was inducted into the prestigious Marquis Who's Who in America for excellence in law and activism; and, in 2017, Attorney Ali was recognized as one of the most influential African American Leaders in Los Angeles by the National Action Network founded by Reverend Al Sharpton. Attorney Ali has been recognized as a litigator by the National Black Lawyers-Top 100 and National Trial Lawyers-Top 100; a Top 10 Lawyer by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys, American Institute of Legal Counsel, American Jurist Institute, and Attorney & Practice Magazine; and Rue Ratings Best Lawyer in America. Zulu Ali is the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali and a member of the National Black Radio Hall of Fame (Chicago chapter). He has been married to his spouse, Charito, since 1986; and resides in Southern California with their four daughters and three grandchildren.