The following interview was released by Midwest Leak Magazine on September 21, 2025. Midwest Leak Magazine is an invaluable resource to our local community and beyond. That is why, at “Brush Strokes of Freedom,” its founder, Le’Deana Brown, was one of three people to receive an award of recognition by Vernon T. Bateman and his supporters. As Vernon stated while delivering the award, the magazine “gave me windows to life that I didn’t have in prison. So, I was seeing life through the magazine.”
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The Coalition to Free Vernon T. Bateman wants to express our deep gratitude to Midwest Leak Magazine and to salute Le’Deana Brown for always standing up for what is right.
Featured image: Screenshot from the interview. Credit: Midwest Leak Magazine.