About 30 minutes ago, I got a phone call from Rev. Jesse Jackson’s daugter, Santita, asking me if I wanted to come on her radio show to discuss the Genarlow Wilson verdict. Since I had been in meetings all day and hadn’t checked the news wire, my heart froze. After a few quick keystrokes, I read the news: GENARLOW WAS FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For the past 32 months, I have been intimately involved in the struggle to free Genarlow. Without question, nothing has been more gratifying than working for his release. More importantly, I have had the extreme pleasure of working with Genarlow Wilson’s incredible attorney, B.J. Bernstein. Without B.J.’s tireless advocacy, none of this would have happened. I’m so proud to have met her and learned from her extraordinary example. Additionally, I want to give thanks to all of the bloggers, radio hosts, and social justice advocates who have written, spoken, called, and marched for justice.

As I have said before: When we fight, we win! In this case, thousands of us organized and struggled. As a result, Genarlow is getting his life back. Still, in the midst of our tears of joy, let us not divert our ideas from the challenges that remain in front of us! After all, there are more Genarlows –and Jenas– throughout the world that demand our attention.

Let us keep fighting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!