After her brother was convicted and sentenced to death for a crime she, and many others, say he did not commit, Rolanda Holman describes herself as “a person who has developed a love for justice and a person who has a redefined definition of hope.”

It's something she’s very vocal about, passionate about as an author and speaker, and something she teaches her boys about: this meaning of justice. What hope looks like, where you find it, and how you still believe in it even when it’s grim.

You can learn more about her brother, Pervis Payne's, case here.