RELEASE: CAP Welcomes Senator Doug Jones as a Distinguished Senior Fellow
Date: April 20, 2021
Contact: Julia Cusick
“Sen. Jones has been a leader in the fight for civil rights for decades,” said
John Podesta, founder of the Center for American Progress. “At this critical moment, I’m grateful that the former senator will bring to CAP his deep expertise and commitment to racial equity and strengthening our democracy.”
“Events over the past year have brought our country to a moment of reckoning on matters of race and justice, including inequities in health care, education, income and voting rights,” said Sen. Jones. “With this moment, we have an opportunity to fulfill our obligation to future generations of Americans to protect the gains made over the last half-century and set the country firmly on the path of progress. I look forward to working with CAP to develop and promote policies that can help move us toward a more perfect realization of our founding ide
Published:
7:00 AM April 9, 2021
Updated:
9:37 AM April 9, 2021
Careers manager Maruf Deen (centre) and careers and aspirations lead Ricardo Green (far right) with pupils from The Cumberland School who have earned scholarships.
- Credit: Nick Obank
Two staff members at a Plaistow school have been praised for helping pupils secure £1million of scholarships to top fee-paying schools.
The Cumberland School’s prestigious colleges programme helps pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds win fully-funded places at sixth form private schools.
It is run by careers and aspirations lead Ricardo Green and careers manager Maruf Deen, who supported 12 pupils to win places this year - up from seven last year.
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The Law Offices of Eddie Farah was established in 1980 after firm founder Eddie Farah graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.
In 1990, his brother, Chuck, graduated from Cumberland and the firm’s name changed to Farah & Farah.
The third and fourth Farahs now are practicing in the firm: Eddie Farah’s son, Khalil, and daughter, Dalya.
“I never pushed them to do it, but it’s a family affair at this point,” said Eddie Farah.
“They don’t get any special treatment. They’re handling cases just like everybody else.”
Khalil Farah, 30, joined the firm in 2015. A graduate of Florida State University College of Law, he focuses his practice on representing people who’ve been injured in automobile accidents and premises liability.
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