Asha T. Rodney
Walter Rodney was a father, a husband, a son, a brother; received open exhibition scholarship to Queen’s College where he graduated with honors; a first class honors graduate of the University of the West Indies; obtained his doctoral degree at the age of 24 from the School of African and Oriental Studies; his thesis was a comprehensive History of the Upper Guinea Coast 1545-1800; his seminal work – How Europe Underdeveloped Africa was penned when he was 30 years old.
What is sad about the passing of time is that over 25 years later, despite his numerous accolades, the death certificate of this profound and prolific writer, orator, historian, a lecturer, a professor, a leader of the opposition Working People’s Alliance, mover of the masses and revolutionary reads: Occupation, Unemployed; Cause of Death; Misadventure.
To commemorate, to celebrate, to give honor to his legacy, it is these things that have to change. Only then can we truly honor the memory and the sacrifice of this revolutionary man.
Asha is the daughter of Walter and Patricia Rodney, and the principal of her own law firm, Asha T. Rodney, Attorney-at-Law, LLC. She works very closely with the WRF to accomplish its goals and objectives. Asha has a wide range of experience in criminal defense, civil litigation, professional defense, business law, contract negotiation, probate, real estate and family law. She is trained in alternative dispute resolution and is a certified mediator.