Originally from Chicago, IL, Laurence learned at a young age that we couldn't leave it up to our politicians in government alone to protect the basic civil rights and civil liberties that we all value. This is why he founded the Truth and Justice foundation back in 1984 - initially a local group aimed at protecting the wrongfully accused in the greater Chicago area, which quickly grew to a national and now international presence.

Malcolm, or 'Mac' as we call him around here, handles all of the foundations finances, incoming and outgoing. Laurence met Mac in Louisiana when the foundation was first starting out. Mac was playing the piano professionally at the time, but when he heard about the kind of work Laurence was doing, he couldn't resist changing careers.

When he's not cooking the books, Mac enjoys cooking food and playing the piano. He's still looking for that special lady.

What would we do without Mary?!

Mary serves as the foundation's program director, which means a whole lot more than just coordinating the foundation's various efforts across the world. You can also find her keeping Laurence out of trouble, or managing the organizations online presence.