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Jane Bolin spent her life breaking down barriers and was the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States. Bolin was born to Gaius Bolin, a black lawyer who would later become the first black president of his bar. When it came time to apply to college, Bolin enrolled at Wellesley College as one of two first-year black students in his class. Later, although discouraged from applying, she submitted an application to Yale Law School and became the first black graduate of Yale in 1931. Bolin was the first black woman to be a member of the New York Bar Association and went on to make history in 1939 when Bolin became the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States. To learn more about Jane Bolin`s life and work, click here. Think of the black executives and black pioneers in your industry. One way to commemorate Black History Month is to gather resources and distribute them throughout the month, essentially by educating (or recycling) your organization`s employees about the influence of Black pioneers in your industry. “The Past, Present and Future of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through the Eyes of Our Pioneers” features Nolan Atkinson, alumnus of Duane Morris, former Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of Philadelphia, and Paulette Brown, former president of the American Bar Association, as well as Robert Archie and Terrance Evans, partners of Duane Morris, and Chanel Bell, the firm`s Director of Human Resources. The event will be moderated by Joe West, Partner of Duane Morris and Head of Diversity and Inclusion, and Dawnn Briddell and Angela Moore, lawyers for Duane Morris. With that in mind, bring a historian, author, or speaker to talk about the history and effects of anti-Black and systemic racism in this country, how it continues to perpetuate itself in today`s society, and how to have difficult conversations on the subject. “The History of Black Lawyers in California Through the Eyes of Former Bar Association Presidents” brings together some of California`s most prominent black lawyers, all of whom have served as presidents of the largest black bar associations in the United States and the state of California.

Our guests include John L. Burris, Robert L. Harris, Nedra Shawler, Rozenia Cummings, George Holland Sr., Kwixuan Maloof, Venus Johnson and Kimberlei Evans. The event will be moderated by permanent partner Terrance Evans and Solano County Deputy Public Defender Amyra Cobb-Hampton. Shame on Chicago, “The Color Tax” tells the story of how a predatory home sales system in the 1950s and 60s robbed black families in search of the American dream of owning a home away from huge sums of wealth. While the film focuses on these practices in Chicago, the program will include a broader discussion of similar practices, many of which continue to this day and impact the black community across America. The content of this program does not meet the accreditation requirements for Continuing Legal Education (CLE). You will not receive a CLE credit for your participation. She graduated as the first black woman to receive a law degree and was the first woman to be admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia. She opened her own law firm, but this did not succeed due to prejudice in the community. She moved to New York City and became a teacher.

Ray was active in the women`s suffrage movement. Along with J. Austin Norris, Higginbotham was one of the founding partners of the first black law firm in Philadelphia, Norris, Schmidt, Green, Harris & Higginbotham. He became the first black judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and later served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. President Bill Clinton awarded Higginbotham the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995. Learn more about this legal giant. Norris is the founder of the law firm norris, Schmidt, Green, Harris & Higginbotham, which is one of the oldest black law firms in the country. It was also the first black law firm in Philadelphia. He was a prominent city lawyer who used political power to improve the status of black lawyers in the hope that these lawyers would bring about further social change.

Norris was the chief of Philadelphia`s Seventh District, the first black member of the Board of Revision of Taxes, and the editorial voice of several black newspapers. Learn more about this legal giant. Our naked reality is that we live history, even if we honor it. Black Americans played a historic role in the November election, but brazen efforts are being made to continue restricting their access to the ballot box. In a permanent event in honor of Juneteenth, the oldest national commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, acclaimed actor, director and producer Laurence Fishburne spoke about the much-vaunted Juneteenth episode of his hit show “black•ish,” which he co-creates, produces and stars in.