Ben Crump is a man of the people. Whenever Black people face legal injustice, attorney Crump is never far away. Today, Dec. 23, Crump and Friends hosted a toy drive, giving hundreds of gifts to youth around Atlanta. Kids received gifts including bikes, dolls, basketballs, footballs and other toys and electronics.
Why was this toy drive important to you?
You know, when my fraternity [brothers] Chris McCreery and C BlaQue and us started talking about this and they said, we’re gonna do this Ben Crump and Friends Christmas extravaganza, I said, it’s not only my obligation, but it’s my pleasure to do it. Because I grew up in the projects with a single mother and my two little brothers. And I know Christmas wasn’t always the happiest times. And so now that we’ve been blessed and can go back and make sure children in our community know that they are loved and valued and respected, then that’s what Christmas means to me. And it was so special seeing all that Black joy today with all those little Black boys and girls saying, man, Santa Claus didn’t miss us…