My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state and federal laws.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as a virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state and federal laws.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as a virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state and federal laws.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as a virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state and federal laws.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as a virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state and federal laws.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. Without this experience, I would not have known how to be persistent in college. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as a virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state and federal laws.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. I am the oldest of three children. I have a twelve-year-old sister and a brother who is eleven, and they have a lot to live up to since I set the bar high in academic achievement. Because my siblings came along when I was seven, I have felt to be the only child because I achieved much of my success through self- encouragement and self-empowerment. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single-mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self- empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. She is my greatest gift. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any persons convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as a virtuous being. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world. If I was awarded this scholarship money, I would prioritize furthering my education and attending graduate school.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. I am the oldest of three children. I have a twelve-year-old sister and a brother who is eleven, and they have a lot to live up to since I set the bar high in academic achievement. Because my siblings came along when I was seven, I have felt to be the only child because I achieved much of my success through self-encouragement and self-empowerment. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. She is my greatest gift. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as virtuous being. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. I am the oldest of three children. I have a twelve-year-old sister and a brother who is eleven, and they have a lot to live up to since I set the bar high in academic achievement. Because my siblings came along when I was seven, I have felt to be the only child because I achieved much of my success through self-encouragement and self-empowerment. With all that I have learned, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state laws and the U.S. Constitution.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. I am the oldest of three children. I have a twelve-year-old sister and a brother who is eleven, and they have a lot to live up to since I set the bar high in academic achievement. Because my siblings came along when I was seven, I have felt to be the only child because I achieved much of my success through self-encouragement and self-empowerment. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. She is my greatest gift. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as a virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state and federal laws.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. I am the oldest of three children. I have a twelve-year-old sister and a brother who is eleven, and they have a lot to live up to since I set the bar high in academic achievement. Because my siblings came along when I was seven, I have felt to be the only child because I achieved much of my success through self-encouragement and self-empowerment. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. She is my greatest gift. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world.

My name is Denerica Chappell and I study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I am a first-generation college student who graduated high school a semester early, and I obtained eighteen college credits with dual enrollment at Valdosta State University before enrolling at Mercer. Currently, I am a sophomore involved in various organizations at Mercer, but I am most proud of being a member of the Black Law Students Association. I am the Academic and LSAT Coordinator for Pre-Law BLSA, and my task as the ALC is to provide useful and free academic and LSAT resources for aspiring black law students, build connections with various pre-law organizations and law schools, and collect as many free prep materials as possible so that students can achieve their desirable score on the LSAT without financial stress. BLSA’s mission is to encourage more people of color to pursue law because about 5% of lawyers are black, and we desperately need more representation. I am the oldest of three children. I have a twelve-year-old sister and a brother who is eleven, and they have a lot to live up to since I set the bar high in academic achievement. Because my siblings came along when I was seven, I have felt to be the only child because I achieved much of my success through self-encouragement and self-empowerment. My parents split when I was thirteen, and I witnessed the hardships of my mother transitioning to being a single parent raising three children as a single mother. The divorce of my parents was one of the greatest moments in my life because I learned so much at the age of development. My mother taught me to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. She is the exemplification of perseverance, patience, self-empowerment, independence, and strength. I watched her develop these skills along with building her faith in God, and I can proudly say that I share these qualities with my mom. She is my greatest gift. With all that I have learned throughout my childhood and college, I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution because slavery is still legal, constitutionally. Any person convicted of a crime or sentenced to prison can legally be treated as a slave. Realistically, I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle the war of racism and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system desperately needs repair, and I plan to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence, and in essence, the U.S. prison system promotes more violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. I am very passionate about freeing those incarcerated from being treated lesser than people in the free world.

I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution. Slavery is constitutionally legal under the thirteenth amendment, and section one of amendment thirteen states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,” (U.S. Const. amend. XIII). In other words, the constitution permits the servitude and torment of prisoners. This must change for the world to change. I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. Although the Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times and there have been 11,000 amendments proposals, changing a landmark legal document of the Western world is not an easy task. To propose an amendment, it must be through a joint resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of Congress or by a Congressional convention in response to the proposal for two-thirds of the state legislatures. However, if the amendment is tested in the Supreme Court, the court can revise the law if it has proven to be unjust. Before I approach the courts or Congress, I plan to achieve smaller goals and work my way up. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle against racial and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system needs repair. I want to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence. In essence, the U.S. prison system promotes violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. Prisoners are slaves of the state meaning prisoners have their rights stripped away, and they are forced to do free labor. In the state of Georgia, where I reside, a convicted felon is denied the right to vote, the right to hold office, the right to travel abroad, the right to bear arms, the right to use public benefits, and parental rights. Additionally, convicted felons do not have equal jobs or educational opportunities. I argue the denied rights of a convict are barbarous, and I intend to counteract the jurisdiction. By stripping the rights of offenders, essentially, America is indirectly uttering felons are lesser than a human. All individuals, regardless of their history, deserve a voice in Democracy, equal education, equal job opportunities, and public benefits. Prisoners are not savages nor aliens, but they are people who make mistakes just as any other human on this globe, and I will use my voice to emphasize this across the world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state and federal laws.

I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution. Slavery is constitutionally legal under the thirteenth amendment, and in section one of amendment thirteen states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,” (U.S. Const. amend. XIII). In other words, the constitution permits the servitude and torment of prisoners. This must change for the world to change. I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. Although the Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times and there has been 11,000 amendments proposals, changing a landmark legal document of the Western world is not an easy task. To propose an amendment, it must be through a joint resolution passed by two-thirds vote of Congress or by a Congressional convention in response to the proposal for two-thirds of the state legislatures. However, if the amendment is tested in the Supreme Court, the court can revise the law if it has proven to be unjust. Before I approach the courts or Congress, I plan to achieve smaller goals and work my way up. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle against racial and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system needs repair. I want to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as a virtuous being. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence. In essence, the U.S. prison system promotes violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. Prisoners are slaves of the state meaning prisoners have their rights stripped away, and they are forced to do free labor. In the state of Georgia, where I reside, a convicted felon is denied the right to vote, the right to hold office, the right to travel abroad, the right to bear arms, the right to use public benefits, and parental rights. Additionally, convicted felons do not have equal job or educational opportunities. I argue the denied rights of a convict are barbarous, and I intend to counter act the jurisdiction. By stripping the rights of offenders, essentially, America is indirectly uttering felons are lesser than a human. All individuals, regardless of their history, deserve a voice in Democracy, equal education, equal job opportunities, and public benefits. Prisoners are not savages nor aliens, but they are people who make mistakes just as any other human on this globe, and I will use my voice to emphasis this across the world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state and federal laws.

I plan to make the world a better place by changing the United States Constitution. Slavery is constitutionally legal under the thirteenth amendment, and section one of amendment thirteen states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,” (U.S. Const. amend. XIII). In other words, the constitution permits the servitude and torment of prisoners. This must change for the world to change. I don’t expect to change the Constitution immediately after college, but amending the Constitution is my highest end goal that I will chase for a lifetime. Although the Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times and there have been 11,000 amendments proposals, changing a landmark legal document of the Western world is not an easy task. To propose an amendment, it must be through a joint resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of Congress or by a Congressional convention in response to the proposal for two-thirds of the state legislatures. However, if the amendment is tested in the Supreme Court, the court can revise the law if it has proven to be unjust. Before I approach the courts or Congress, I plan to achieve smaller goals and work my way up. After college, I intend to go to law school and become a Civil Rights attorney working for local and state communities. I want to battle against racial and social injustice and advocate for prison reform while, in turn, gaining experience and knowledge of the American legal system. Then, I plan on focusing on prison reform. The United States prison system needs repair. I want to change the prison system into an educational and therapeutic facility where convicts receive the proper tools to have a second chance in the free world as virtuous beings. The individuals in prison today are not prisoners, they are lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, engineers, scientists, and teachers. The American prison system is more harmful than helpful in preventing crime and violence. In essence, the U.S. prison system promotes violence because of the savage practices of law enforcement and the lack of protection and rights of convicts. Prisoners are slaves of the state meaning prisoners have their rights stripped away, and they are forced to do free labor. In the state of Georgia, where I reside, a convicted felon is denied the right to vote, the right to hold office, the right to travel abroad, the right to bear arms, the right to use public benefits, and parental rights. Additionally, convicted felons do not have equal jobs or educational opportunities. I argue the denied rights of a convict are barbarous, and I intend to counteract the jurisdiction. By stripping the rights of offenders, essentially, America is indirectly uttering felons are lesser than a human. All individuals, regardless of their history, deserve a voice in Democracy, equal education, equal job opportunities, and public benefits. Prisoners are not savages nor aliens, but they are people who make mistakes just as any other human on this globe, and I will use my voice to emphasize this across the world. I plan to attack the giant of American legal practice from the inside, out. I will battle for the civil rights of minorities and POCs in local and state communities, push to end unreasonable punishment practices in the prison system, and in the end, defeat the great war of systematic racism engraved in state laws and the U.S. constitution.