Allisa Charles-Findley, the sister of the late Botham Jean, brought her powerful message to Dallas as she hosted a book signing event at the Pan African Connection bookstore.
Accompanied by her mother, Allison, Charles-Findley greeted supporters as they gathered at the bookstore to purchase her new book titled ‘After Botham: Healing from My Brother’s Murder by a Police Officer.'”
The atmosphere was filled with love and joy as people streamed into the store to buy a copy of the number one new-release book on Amazon written by Charles-Findley and Jeremiah Cobra.
“I think today’s a blessing,” said Cobra, who is a teacher, writer, and published author.
“Even just how many people seem to care about the situation right now, I’m just impressed to see this number dwindle in terms of the books,” Cobra added.
“I feel a little overwhelmed, and I’m rarely overwhelmed by anything.”
Charles-Findley addressed her supporters, explaining the journey she undertook in recounting and preserving her cherished memories of her late brother, Botham.
“These memories are hard; they’re painful, but there are some days they make me smile because I don’t want to lose the memories. I want to remember Botham how he was, the jovial person he was, the carefree person he was, the loving person he was, so this book is really remembering him for who he was and not how he was taken from us,” said Charles-Findley.
Charles-Findley explained that writing this book helped her come back to her family and herself.
“I got back to being me because, for a little while, I lost myself. I forgot who I was, I lost my faith, I was angry at God for taking Botham, and I had to get back to Allisa, and this book helped,” Charles-Findley explained.
Wednesday, September 6, will mark five years since the fatal shooting of Botham Jean rocked the city of Dallas and the Dallas Police Department.
A peaceful protest and press conference is planned for 1 p.m. in front of the Dallas Police Department’s Headquarters, located at 1400 S. Botham Jean Blvd.
Joshua Carter