Judge Adams recounts his personal experiences with discrimination as one of the few black lawyers in Jacksonville in the 70s and also shares about being a part of the first integrated law firm in Florida and the first black judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit state court, his appointment to the federal judiciary, and the challenges, inspiration, and significant cases he has had over the past decades as a state and federal judge, including a case that resulted in a major grocery chain changing its hiring practices and another that was made into an HBO documentary. Judge Adams also discusses his work as a lawyer in preventing sentencing disparities based on race, the role of compassion in the judiciary, and what is next for him.

Judge Adams recounts his personal experiences with discrimination as one of the few black lawyers in Jacksonville in the 70s and also shares about being a part of the first integrated law firm in Florida and the first black judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit state court, his appointment to the federal judiciary, and the challenges, inspiration, and significant cases he has had over the past decades as a state and federal judge, including a case that resulted in a major grocery chain changing its hiring practices and another that was made into an HBO documentary. Judge Adams also discusses his work as a lawyer in preventing sentencing disparities based on race, the role of compassion in the judiciary, and what is next for him.

Guided meditation with visualization for listening to your intuition as part of Happiness in Solitude Series: Session 7, Part 1. All sessions available at YouTube channel, Angela Dawn.

This episode explores change and creating a mindset of hope in the possibilities of change with special guest singer, songwriter and artist Caitlin Mahoney. Caitlin shares about overcoming challenges and change as a musician during the pandemic and also performs a new song from an upcoming album, “It’s Your Forest to Fight Through.”

In this debut episode of Awake with Angela Dawn, special guest Marie Merritt, owner and founder of Momentum training center, joins me in exploring becoming aware of the inner critic and using that awareness to create inner strength and boundaries through positive intentions to silence the negative self talk and instead move toward goals that will align with who we want to be and where we want to be. Opening music used with permission by the gracious and talented Sebatierra, @sebatierra.