Attorney Ben Crump presenting a book at the launch
Diaspora Bridge Consulting Group hosted renowned civil rights attorney and New York Times bestselling author, Ben Crump, to officially launch his book ‘Worse Than a Lie’, in Accra.
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Crump disclosed that the book ‘Worse Than a Lie’, is a novel which is deeply informed by real-life experiences from defending victims of systemic bias, stressing that he had never read a legal thriller where a black lawyer will save the day or deliver justice and display brilliance.
He explained that Attorney Beau Lee Cooper, in the novel, is his personal hero who embodies all the characters of all black lawyers like Harry Mason, Johnny Cochran, and Ben Matlock among others who deliver justice for the people.
“Beau Lee Cooper, is a combination of my personal hero, Thurgood Marshall, Johnny Cochran, Willie Gary, Constable Baker Motley, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, and all the other great black lawyers, that’s who this character embodies,” he said.
He added that the book is an important reference point for history and not just a good legal story.
He further mentioned that the future of black people will depend on how they treat and invest in each other.
Mr. Crump added that black people need to be intentional about pouring into the next generation their sense of purpose, culture and also financial literacy.
“We have to be intentional about pouring into our children about a sense of who we are, a sense of purpose, a sense of culture, and then we have to teach financial literacy, because we can never expect them to save us,” he stressed.
He applauded President John Mahama for laying the foundation for the reparations for the African Union (AU).
Also, the Presidential Adviser on Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, stated that Ghana remains committed to partnerships capable of strengthening its position as a serious meeting point between Africa and its global diaspora, not only culturally, but intellectually, and, institutionally.
He stressed that the relationships between Africa and its global diaspora must continue developing into serious platforms for collaboration, investment, advocacy, and institutional partnership.
He further encouraged young people to pay attention to the larger lesson behind the visits, stating that influence is not built through visibility alone but through credibility, preparation, consistency, and the willingness to confront difficult systems directly.
Attorney Ben Crump is known globally as “Black America’s Attorney General,” known for his defence of the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trayvon Martin – cases that sparked a global reckoning on systemic injustice and police accountability.
By Florence Asamoah Adom