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A.S. White Author Visit - The Matter of Honor Book Release

Moderated by Mimi Chenfeld

Local author A.S. White visits the Bexley Public Library for a reading and discussion of his new book, The Matter of Honor. Mimi Chenfeld will moderate the conversation.

Local author A.S. White visits the Bexley Public Library for a reading and discussion of his new book, The Matter of Honor. Mimi Chenfeld will moderate the conversation and Janet E. Jackson, former city attorney, judge, and President of United Way of Central Ohio, will introduce the program.

About the Book:

Publisher synopsis: "Millie Rivers, mother of a woman wrongly arrested, asks attorney Alan Gold simply to find out how her daughter died while in jail awaiting trial. Although he has avoided stress his entire life, he only agrees to report back to her after a brief investigation and close his file. Slowly, lies and emotions draw him into the battle of his life, a case in 1979 that tears Columbus, Ohio, apart. We meet the old white establishment defending the mayor, who is running for reelection, and greet emerging black forces demanding a stake in government. Gold is middle-aged and ill-equipped to carry the cause further, while the mayor has nearly all the levers of power at his disposal. His intriguing journey takes us from marble halls to prison cells, smokey bars, and finally to a common pleas courtroom where a jury of eight grapples with intractable issues dividing the city as they deliberate a lawsuit based on newly created laws. A legal thriller exposing the dynamism of truth facing power."

About the Author:

Arnold (A.S.) White - Before he was an artist and writer, A.S. White practiced law. He received scholarships to undergraduate (BA Economics, The Ohio State University) and law school (JD American University). Before he practiced law full-time, he was a parole officer with the Ohio Adult Parole Authority. During his 51-year law career, he was Chief of Legal Services Ohio Department of Urban Affairs and Ohio Department of Development and City Attorney for the City of Gahanna, Ohio. His experience in journalism includes editor of a teen page in a local newspaper and editor of his law school paper. He has interviewed legal luminaries, including a U.S. Supreme Court justice, and has moderated published discussions. Arnie is working on his second book, a dystopian novel. A short piece of his was published in the Jonestown Review (San Diego State University) and another in the law school paper, the Arizona Advocate. His art has been exhibited and can be viewed in homes in Columbus, Pittsburgh, San Rafael, and Nantucket.

About the Moderator:

Mimi Chenfeld was born and raised in New York City. Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld has been teaching people of all ages and backgrounds for her whole teaching life—through programs such as Headstart and Upward Bound—from early childhood programs to senior communities, from prisons to hospitals, elementary schools, high schools, and higher education institutions. She has presented programs in creative education in 45 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Great Britain. She has written numerous poems, stories, articles, and books. Her children’s novel, The House At 12 Rose Street, was adapted for a TV special and nominated for an Emmy. Her education books include such titles as Teaching in the Key of Life, Teaching By Heart, Celebrating Young Children and Their Teachers, Creative Experiences For Young Children, Teaching Language Arts Creatively, and Still Teaching In The Key of Life. One of Mimi’s favorite quotes is “nothing without joy” (Reggio Emilia).

Janet E. Jackson will provide an introduction to this program. Janet E. Jackson spent 14 years as president and CEO of United Way of Central Ohio. She was the first woman and the first African American to lead the organization. Prior to the United Way of Central Ohio, Janet served six years as Columbus City Attorney, a first for a woman in Columbus. Her election to that office was also a first for an African American. As Columbus City Attorney, she served as the City’s chief legal advisor. Before her appointment as City Attorney, Janet served nearly ten years as a Franklin County Municipal Court judge, making her the first African-American female judge in Franklin County history. She holds a B.A. degree from Wittenberg University and a J.D. degree from The National Law Center at George Washington University.

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