Te’Airia Powell

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPH:

“My name is Te’Airea Powell, and I am a trustee with the East Westwood Improvement Association. The picture that I have submitted is a picture of myself, and some people that I grew up with, in the judge's chambers of Judge Melba Marsh. This picture has always been one for me to remember because the Career Research Team was started in East Westwood. The goal of it was to show us in the neighborhood that there was more out there than what we can see. Going down to a judge's chambers, and sitting in her chair, and putting on her robe was really a big deal to me. I remember when she asked who wanted to wear the robe, we all were kind of nervous because we didn't have a positive images of judges; we knew they threw people in jail. So that was a big thing. And this picture was kind of like a turning point for me. Because growing up, people in the neighborhood all had the same type of jobs, and nothing is wrong with that, but going to see a person that looked like me in such a high position let me know that there was more out there that I could obtain.”