Research Catalog

Title

Love & justice : a story of triumph on two different courts / Maya Moore Irons and Jonathan Irons, with Travis Thrasher ; foreword by Bryan Stevenson.

Author

Moore, Maya

Publication

Los Angeles : Andscape, 2023.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Thrasher, Travis, 1971-
• Irons, Jonathan
• Stevenson, Bryan

Description

xv, 332 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"A journey for justice turned into a love story when Maya Moore, one of the WNBA's brightest stars, married the man she helped free from prison, Jonathan Irons. Jonathan was only sixteen when he was arrested for a crime he did not commit. Maya Moore's family met Jonathan through a prison ministry program in 1999 and over time developed a close bond with him. Maya met Jonathan in 2007, shortly before her freshman year at the University of Connecticut, where she became one of the most heralded women's basketball players in collegiate history. She visited him often throughout the years, as well as sending him letters and books as he fought for his freedom; ultimately, she became a strong voice for prosecutorial changes. She stunned the sports world when she announced in February 2019 that she would step away from her career in women's basketball, in part so she could help Jonathan in what they hoped would be his final appeal. In March 2020, his conviction was overturned by a state judge in Jefferson City, Mo. In this inspiring memoir, the couple will explore their unwavering faith, their deep connection, and how Maya stepped away from basketball to pursue justice both to prove Jonathan's innocence and inspire activism in others"--

Alternative Title

• Love and justice
• Story of triumph on two different courts
• Story of triumph on 2 different courts

Subject

• Moore, Maya
• Irons, Jonathan
• African American women basketball players > Biography
• Women basketball players > United States > Biography
• Social reformers > United States > Biography
• Judicial error > United States
• Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
• Trials (False imprisonment)
• African American women basketball players
• Women basketball players
• Social reformers
• Judicial error
• Criminal justice, Administration of
• United States

Genre/Form

• Trials, litigation, etc.
• Autobiographies.
• Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-332).

Contents

Foreword -- Prologue -- The boy who smelled like smoke (1980-1996) -- The girl with the braids (1989-2000) -- A lion on the streets (1993-1997) -- Who am I? (2001-2002) -- Black man in a white world (1997-1999) -- A light in a place of death (2004-2007) -- Flowers in the darkness (1999-2000) -- The crumbling walls (2001-2004) -- The petitioner (2005-2007) -- A bigger stage (2007-2008) -- The streak (2008-2011) -- The soaring falcon (2007-2012) -- The role model (2011-2012) -- The moment (2012-2013) -- My heart (2013) -- The MNFL and the MVP (2014) -- Little moments (2015) -- Light in the darkness (2016) -- Win with justice (2016-2017) -- The shift (2017-2019) -- Fighting in faith (2018-2020) -- The truth is out (2019) -- Beloved (2019-2020) -- Epilogue (2022) -- A note to the reader.

Call Number

Sc E 23-583

ISBN

• 9781368081177
• 1368081177

LCCN

2022038023

OCLC

1357555774

Author

Moore, Maya, author.

Title

Love & justice : a story of triumph on two different courts / Maya Moore Irons and Jonathan Irons, with Travis Thrasher ; foreword by Bryan Stevenson.

Publisher

Los Angeles : Andscape, 2023.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-332).

Local Note

Schomburg copy with dust jacket.

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Thrasher, Travis, 1971- author.

Irons, Jonathan, author.

Stevenson, Bryan, writer of foreword.

Research Call Number

Sc E 23-583