Very rarely do you hear of people with as much drive and ambition as Cayden Brown. A criminal defense attorney at just 16 years old, Brown has also launched his own organization, The Trespass Project.
In an interview with BLACK ENTERPRISE, the Michigan native shared how the program came to fruition, his journey into becoming an attorney, and what’s next for his career.
Brown has always been passionate about social justice, so his venture into law is no surprise.
“It was a calling from God. I knew by that feeling I got when I was ten while walking out of the theater after watching The Hate U Give,” Brown said. “I knew by that feeling I got every time I was profiled in a store and mistaken for a grown man. I knew by the way my blood would boil every time I saw another Black man, who looked just like me, being brutalized at the hands of our law enforcement.
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