Best-selling author and economic justice advocate Stephanie Land, whose memoir was the inspiration for Netflix’s Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated original series “Maid,” will deliver the keynote address at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s 23rd Equal Justice Awards at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Jacksonville Public Library.

Land’s debut memoir, “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive ,” recounts her story as a single parent navigating the poverty trap.

The event also features the presentation of the Robert J. Beckham Equal Justice Award, named for a former JALA board member and longtime supporter. It is bestowed on a person or organization who has notably promoted the cause of equal justice for low-income residents of Northeast Florida.

The 2025 honorees are JALA’s pa

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