Meet The Board

NYS Chairwoman

Mother of Homicide Victim Sgt. Hason Correa

Mother of 5 - Grandmother of 7

"After Hason's murder in 2018 I decided I had 1 of 3 choices to make; Lead, Follow or Get Out the Way!" 

I chose to LEAD the charge and be the voice for victims of crime throughout the United States. I often stood alone with a bullhorn and a sign screaming at the top of my lungs in front of the courthouse against the injustice and atrocities of our failed criminal justice system and policies that have created a society of lawlessness as well as putting the rights and well being of repeat violent recidivists before Public Safety and Victims of Crime and their families. This must END and must end NOW! 

We will fight to the end just like Sgt. Correa did for this country and for his life that dreadful night in Harlem, NY.

Founder

Michelle is a proud Mom of four amazing children, a grandmother, and a Domestic Violence Survivor and escapee.  Michelle makes time to speak to DV victims at all hours of the night, finding resources for victims, including safe housing, and legal resources.  Michelle was thrust into the bail profession about 3 decades ago, as she became a single Mom on public assistance and saw a way to help people in need of navigating the criminal justice system.  Michelle has been advocating for crime victims and accountable bail release policies since 2012.

NJ State Chairwoman

 I am a resident of Millville, New Jersey . I am a 54 year old mother and grandmother. I have been a direct support professional for the mentally and physically disabled for the past ten years. I am also the New Jersey Chairwoman for the Victims Rights Reform Council, a non profit organization.  

   My ultimate goal is to be a voice for crime victims and to bring awareness to dangerous policy initiatives. Specifically,  bail reform. As I believe that bail reform was the underlying cause of the murder of my son, Christian Rodgers. 

Constitutional Ambassador 

She was first dubbed "Barbara from Harlem" by former WABC radio host, Jay Diamond, who suggested that she use this handle when she called into his show to speak out against the verdict in the O.J. Simpson.   Barbara was brave enough to defy the conventional wisdom and belief in the black community.  She believed (and still does) that O.J. murdered his late wife, Nicole, and Ron Goldman. 

• She has been a small business owner and was the director not-for-profit organizations to help inner city youth.

• She has spoken at and participated in Republican and Conservative clubs, in different parts of the country. In fact, she attended the first massive tea party in D.C. in 2009, and was a key speaker at a number of Tea Party events.

• Her memoir, “Escaping the Racism  of Low Expectations”  is a hit in Conservative circles, and  was  endorsed by the “Great One” Mark Levin on his Facebook and Twitter accounts.   Furthermore, she has been a guest on Mark Levin’s radio program a number of times. In addition, in February 2022, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani endorsed her book, and interviewed her for his podcast, “Commonsense.”

• She hosts a weekly live-stream show on Facebook (“Our Urban Story”) , and a weekly Zoom call focusing on praying and fighting for America.

• Even as a registered Democrat, she campaigned for Rudy Giuliani when he first ran for mayor of NYC, and other conservative candidates.  In addition, in 2016 she campaigned actively for then-candidate Donald J. Trump.   Moreover, she supported President Trump in 2020 for re-election because she believes that he has done more for blacks than any other President, except Abraham Lincoln.

• At least three (3) of her videos on Facebook have gone viral, having been viewed at least one (1) million times.

• In 2020, Barbara   even influenced life-time Democrats in NYC to vote for a Republican, President Donald J. Trump, for the first-time in their lives.​

• She has been a guest on a number of radio shows and podcasts, including, as noted above, Mark Levin’s show, and “The Kuhner Report” with Jeff Kuhner.

• She is currently working in the inner cities to educate Americans about their rights as Americans,  by speaking with them and handing out copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.  She is also giving them a pamphlet warning about the dangers of socialism.

Bebe Reid (also known as “ Bebe Diamond”) is a community and political activist in New York City. She works with her mother –  “Barbara From Harlem” – to educate the community about the U.S. Constitution, the rights of American citizens, and the perils of socialism and how these affect black Americans.  In fact, she and her mother go into urban areas to connect with the residents in order to help educate and assist them.

In addition, Bebe has co-hosted the “Our Urban Story” podcast, streaming live on Facebook on Saturday afternoons, with her mother since 2014. Prior to her podcasting career, she co-hosted the “Think About It” religious-themed talk radio show on “The Mission-570AM (WMCA-New York City).

Currently, she and her mother also work with the Mordecai Mission, a non-profit organization dedicated to getting Christians more politically involved.

Finally, she earned a Master’s Degree in criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she developed a keen interest in how criminal justice reform policies affect the black community, and the victims of crime.