Famous Daddy's Little Girls
She didn’t have to say his name—we all knew which famous client Tiffany Cochran Edwards was referring to when she mentioned the many lives her late father, acclaimed attorney Johnnie Cochran, “saved” in the courtroom, adding that this one in particular was “in the news again.”
The joke about O.J. Simpson went over quite well with attendees at the event Saturday (9/22) hosted by Edwards, a former Atlanta television journalist. The soiree, which included Asian cuisine and a live performance by the newly reunited, former Michael Jackson–backed trio Brownstone, was a fundraiser for a documentary that will accompany the book Daughters of Men: Portraits of African-American Men and Their Daughters (Amistad/Harper Collins, November 2007), which features a fun photo of Edwards posing with a portrait of her famous dad.
The book is a compilation of dozens of photographs and compelling personal essays about African American women and their relationships with their fathers, including locals Rashan Ali, of Hot 107.9 FM, and Comcast Cable’s Mae Douglas. CNN's Don Lemon, celebrity photographer Derek Blanks, makeup artist Toni Acey, and V-103 radio personality Frank Ski and his wife, Tanya Rodriguez, turned out for the $175-a-ticket party at the SunTrust Plaza atrium.
Part of the proceeds went to the Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Brain Tumor Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Edwards also used the occasion to announce that she would be taking on a new position as the communications spokesperson for the Cochran Firm. For more information on the book and film visit daughtersofmen.com.
