Black model wrongly accused of Beverly Hills jewelry store Theft

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – Dr. Raye Mitchell, Entertainment attorney and author of a new book on innovation and change entitled, “The Laws of the New Game Changers: How to Make Breakthrough Impacts that Take You Forward” will donate proceeds from the sales of her book to help raise attorney fees for a young girl wrongly accused of robbery.

For Tierra Bridewell, a trip to a Beverly Hills jewelry store with the man she loved just weeks before Valentine’s Day could have been the beginning of a dream-come-true. Instead, that stop at the store that has been featured on “Basketball Wives” and “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” led to the trusting young model’s worst nightmare.

Unjustly imprisoned, Bridewell’s prayers for justice and her release are now buoyed with hope since G.U.R.L.S. Lead Global Leadership Program (formerly G.U.R.L.S. Rock …) and Dr. Mitchell are now championing her cause.

In the book, the first step to being a game changer is captured in Law #1: “Just Do Something.” In this case, Dr. Mitchell followed her own advice and used the occasion of receiving a distinguished honor as one of the ‘Women in Justice’ to champion the cause of Tierra Bridewell, a young woman languishing in jail, praying for the opportunity to rebuild her life as she awaits trial on false robbery charges linked to a high profile Beverly Hills jewelry store. Tierra, the treasure of her mother’s heart, is a pretty young girl who could be America’s Top Model. Her trust in her boyfriend led to life changing events at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

On September 14, 2013, the Rho Upsilon Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. hosted its Third Annual Breakfast Honoring ‘Women in Justice’ in honor of Constance Baker Motley, the first African America woman judge appointed to the United States Federal Court. The list of distinguished honorees included Federal Judge Honorable Saundra Brown-Armstrong, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Honorable Gail Brewster Bereola, Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Venus D. Johnson, and Attorney and Social Entrepreneur Dr. Raye Mitchell, as Distinguished ‘Women in Justice’.

In her prepared remarks at the award ceremony, Dr. Raye Mitchell announced that she and her foundation, The New Reality Foundation, Inc., a 501c(3) tax exempt organization whose mission and purpose is to train, motivate, and mentor young girls and women to excel as global leaders, will help raise legal defense funds for Tierra Bridewell.

“It makes perfect sense and it is the right time for the foundation to ‘just do something’ and become involved in helping Tierra’s friends and family members raise needed funds for Tierra’s legal fees,” stated Mitchell. “In my current book, The Laws of the New Game Changers, I make it clear that to change the game and be a game changer, you have to take action and do something bold and new. I have pledged a portion of the sales proceeds from the current book to go to support relief efforts for Tierra, an innocent young woman, and I have already begun work on my next book project telling her side of the story in a new book entitled The Pawn [www.TheHarvardLitigator.com]. There is urgency for justice here, and so it made sense to not wait for the book to come to print and to do something now.”

The ‘Women in Justice’ honor is given to women who step forward to support, lead, and advocate for justice. Mitchell, CEO and founder of The G.U.R.L.S. Lead Global Leadership Program, a program of the New Reality Foundation, commented, “While I was notified months ago that I would receive this distinguished honor, it just came together at the last moment that I would deliver this thank you message of hope from Tierra Bridewell. ”

Tierra’s wrote, “Thank you, ladies of the Rho Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. for honoring Dr. Raye Mitchell and other distinguished women as ‘Women in Justice’ concerned about fairness for all. I know that your organization and the other honorees are not endorsing me and have no involvement in my situation, but I know that this award is a message from God that I can have hope for justice in my case, and that God is still in my situation.”

The full text of Dr. Mitchell’s remarks and more information on supporting and donating to Justice for Tierra Bridewell is available at www.JusticeForTierraBridewell.org. Follow Tierra’s story and the development of the book project, The Pawn, at www.theHarvardLitigator.com