How it all started...
But wait...
There's more to this story! Karen Lawrence, Ira Dubb's mother, shares her perspective on how the Lawrence family overcame the trying times due to Ira's incarceration in the book Stand Up!:Resilient Black Women Who Are Shaping the World With Their Faith, and how it has inspired her to be a blessing to other women with incarcerated children. If you want to read her chapter, "My Eyes Will See Your Glory," you can get the book here.