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Only in 1966 did Tulane Law School enroll its first Black student, opening doors to those who had long been denied access to legal education. Eighteen years later, Karen Wells and Clarence Roby Jr. were the first in their families to enter law school, becoming some of the early Black practitioners in New Orleans’ legal community when they graduated in 1987.
HICKORY — The Catawba Valley Interfaith Council (CVIC) welcomes the public to attend their eighth annual Human Rights Day commemoration at 5 p.m. on Dec. 10 at Northminster Presbyterian Church
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Louisiana Supreme Court issued the following announcement on Feb. 5.
The Louisiana Supreme Court announced the launch of several Black History Month educational initiatives to spotlight contributions of prominent African Americans to the field of law. The Supreme Court will partner with the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to bring these initiatives to schools statewide.
On Friday, February 5, 2021, Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice Jay B. McCallum, Justice Piper D. Griffin, and Louisiana State Bar Association President Alainna R. Mire will host 20 second-grade students from Homer A. Plessy Community School in New Orleans for a book-reading on Thurgood Marshall, who was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. The reading of the selected book, “The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy,” will be digitally recorded and shared with elementary schools s