Black Ledger League
PROTECT THE YOUTH.
BREAK THE CYCLE.
BUILD THE LEGACY.
The League Story
Black Ledger League didn't start in a boardroom or a law firm — it started on the front lines of silence.
We emerged as a direct response to the erasure of truth and the abandonment of due process in our communities. We exist to make sure every injustice gets documented, every receipt gets kept, and every young life gets protected from a system built to fail them first.
We don't ask permission to remember. We keep the ledger.
We fight because a legacy of survival is no longer enough. We demand stability, and beyond that, we demand that our youth have the room to soar. By questioning the investigations and holding local judicial systems to a standard of absolute accountability, we are building a legacy of power that cannot be dismantled by those who profit from our cycles of trauma.
Black Ledger League is more than a movement; we are a boots-on-the-ground force dedicated to protecting youth and building legacy.
Judge Roach Recused — Karmelo Anthony Case
Date: August 19, 2026
Location: Collin County Courthouse, McKinney, TX
Lee Merritt — known as "the people's lawyer" for his work on racial justice and police accountability, and a longtime American civil rights lawyer and activist — joined Founder Renee Marie at the Collin County Courthouse for a historic moment in the Karmelo Anthony case: the recusal of Judge John Roach Jr. from all further proceedings.Â
Who We Are
Founder Meets The Chairman — Fred Hampton Jr.
Date: August 19, 2026
Location: Collin County Courthouse, McKinney, TX
Founder Renee Marie connected with The Chairman, Fred Hampton Jr., outside the Collin County Courthouse on the same day Judge John Roach Jr. was recused from the Karmelo Anthony case. A moment of solidarity between generations of the movement, standing on the same ground, for the same fight.
Meet the Founders
Renee Marie "Cali"
Founder | Disruptor | Culture Architect
Renee Marie — known to her community as "Cali" — is the founder of Black Ledger League and a Dallas-Fort Worth based advocate, entrepreneur, and youth justice consultant. Before a case ever makes headlines, she's already asking the harder question: what does this mean for our kids?
Renee's work is rooted in a simple belief — that every young person deserves protection, due process, and a real shot at their future, regardless of what the system decided about them first. As a Youth Justice Consultant, she works at the intersection of policing, schools, and the courts, making sure due process isn't just a case-by-case fight, but a standard held for every young person coming up behind us.
Originally from Kansas City, she ran away to Oakland, CA, and is now building in Texas. Renee brings a lived understanding of what it means to survive systems that weren't built with you in mind — and the discipline to turn that into something structured, strategic, and built to last.
Her framework is simple:
Survival to Stability. Stability to Soaring.
She is neurodivergent (AuDHD), faith-driven, and anchors her work in Isaiah 54:17 — a scripture that reminds her no weapon formed against this mission will prosper. She holds Harriet Tubman as a guiding archetype: not just for what she escaped, but for how many times she went back for others.
Renee is the founder of Black Ledger League and is currently completing her Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS) certification. She doesn't build things to be liked. She builds them to last, to matter, and to leave something behind for the ones coming after her. When it comes to the youth, she's heavy on the FOFO.
We protect the youth. We break the cycles. We create legacy. We advocate. We keep the receipts.
Shalama
Founder | Youth Activist
Shalama is an Interview Coordinator and Product Ideation Specialist at Black Ledger League (B.L.L.). He identifies qualified candidates, coordinates interviews, and develops creative product ideas with strong marketing potential.
Outside of his professional work, Shalama enjoys watching movies, exploring new activities, and researching topics that expand his knowledge and support his personal and professional growth. He believes in creating opportunities, developing new ideas, and continuously improving.
Let's Protect, Break, and Build — together.
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Christopher Parrish
Founder / Youth Activist
Christopher Parrish brings a rare depth of psychological grounding to the work of civil rights and racial justice. Raised in a household where both parents held PhDs in psychology, Christopher grew up immersed in the science of human behavior, systems of power, and the forces that shape community and identity.
That foundation deepened early when he encountered the transformative scholarship of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing and Neely Fuller Jr. Their frameworks—examining white supremacy as a global system and offering tools for Black liberation—shaped the worldview Christopher carries into every dimension of his advocacy.
He holds a degree in psychology, and his academic training sharpens his ability to analyze the structural and psychological dimensions of racial injustice with clarity and precision.
Christopher's work stands at the intersection of psychology and civil rights—where understanding how systems affect the mind becomes fuel for dismantling those systems altogether. He approaches justice work with both analytical rigor and a deep personal commitment forged across a lifetime of study, community, and purpose.
Due Process Diva
Founder / Youth Activist
The Due Process Diva is a community advocate dedicated to helping people understand their rights, access valuable resources, and navigate systems that can often feel complicated or intimidating.
Through Black Ledger League, she focuses on due-process advocacy, resource connection, information gathering, and accountability—helping individuals understand the procedures that affect them and empowering them to ask the right questions, document their experiences, and advocate for themselves.
Beyond advocacy, the Due Process Diva is deeply committed to serving the community. She regularly connects individuals and families with community resources, shares helpful information, and works to make important services and opportunities more accessible to those who need them.
Know your rights. Know the process. Know your power.
I play about a lot of things. When it comes to the youth — don't FAFO.
Founder, Renee Marie
MISSION STATEMENT
Black Ledger League exists to protect, empower, and advocate for youth by providing guidance, resources, mentorship, mental-health support, community advocacy, and pathways to opportunity.
We are committed to standing with young people — especially Black youth — who are navigating circumstances that can threaten their mental health, safety, education, identity, stability, and future.
We confront systemic and generational barriers, amplify voices that are too often ignored, and help young people develop the knowledge, confidence, resources, and support necessary to create better futures for themselves, their families, and the generations that follow.
Vision Statement
We envision a future where every young person has access to the support, protection, opportunity, and resources they need to thrive.
A future where Black youth are not defined by statistics, stereotypes, or circumstances, but by their potential.
A future where mental health is treated with the same importance as physical health, communities advocate for their most vulnerable members, generational barriers are broken, and generational wealth becomes achievable rather than unreachable.
We don't just want to change lives. We want to change what gets passed down.
CORE VALUES
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Protection — Young people deserve to feel safe, heard, respected, and protected.
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Ledger — We keep the record others try to erase. Every claim documented, every injustice accounted for, every receipt kept until the debt is paid.
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Advocacy — We speak up when others remain silent and stand with people whose voices are too often overlooked.
Empowerment — We don't simply tell young people what they can become — we help provide the tools and support to get there.
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Mental Wellness — Mental health matters. We work to reduce stigma, encourage healthy support systems, and connect youth with appropriate resources.
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Community — Real change requires people working together. We believe in strengthening families, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, and communities.
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Opportunity — A person's circumstances should not determine the ceiling of their future.
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Generational Progress — We want today's youth to become tomorrow's mentors, leaders, homeowners, entrepreneurs, parents, advocates, and community builders.
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Legacy — Everything we build should leave something behind that makes life better for the people who come after us.
Our Pillars
Youth Protection & Support
Defending our future by providing mandatory safety nets and advocacy for the youth.
Black Mental Health
Healing our community through dedicated mental health resources and breaking stigmas.
Community Advocacy
Being the voice in the streets and in the boardrooms where accountability is expected.
Education & Empowerment
Equipping our people with the knowledge and tools required to navigate and dismantle systems.
Generational Wealth
Securing economic futures and building a legacy that lasts beyond our initial struggle.
Breaking Generational Barriers
Dismantling cycles of trauma and poverty through strategic community intervention.
Amplifying the Unheard
Ensuring the voices of our silenced brothers and sisters are heard with full receipts.
Deloris Van Cartier Podcast Spotlight
Dive into our spotlight series as Deloris Van Cartier uncovers the truth and dismantling systemic cycles in the pursuit of justice. Every episode brings the receipts.
the realest conversation on YouTube. by: Deloris Van Cartier where she speaks out, without holding back. "Here we SPEAK OUT against injustices around the nation, break down current events you need to know, dive deep into true crime cases that deserve justice, and keep it 100 on entertainment. This is unfiltered, unapologetic truth with no chaser. If you’re tired of the sugar-coated news - you just found your home."
Deloris Van Cartier - YouTube
Episode 1: Usual Suspects
Episode 2: Modern Day Lynchings Exposed
The Ledger Mandate
The Black Ledger League operates as a sovereign entity of advocacy. We are not here to perform; we are here to document every miscarriage of justice and replace systemic trauma with stability for the generations to follow.