Though Kevyn Orr’s bio remains up at Jones Day, the bankruptcy attorney has resigned in order to take over management of the bankrupt city of Detroit, Michigan. The 54 year old University of Michigan law … Read More
The late Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. was at the time of his death one of the most respected and well-known American attorneys. As both a prosecutor and as a defense attorney, he succeeded in leaving … Read More
Every September The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation hosts the Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. In honor of this event, OBABL has published a Salute to the CBC and Top Black Lawyers With Influence. Inside you’ll find profiles of the 55 hired guns along with those of legal Hill staffers and, of course the CBC Members. Read More
H. Denise Sawyer Washington, D.C. — Jimmie McMillian of Indianapolis, an Attorney with Barnes & Thornburg, LLP said Friday that he should be recognized as a smart attorney and not just a smart Black attorney. “We got … Read More
Mayor Anthony Foxx pumped up the crowd and his profile on the opening night of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) convention. The steps leading Mayor Foxx to his moment last night began with his matriculation … Read More
Louisiana Supreme Court Justice, Bernette Johnson, is poised to become the first black chief justice when the current justice retires. But not if Governor Bobby Jindal can stop it. The republican governor is challenging a U.S. … Read More
Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation is holding their 9th Annual Picnic: Saturday November 10, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST Amelia Earhart Park 401 East 65 Street Hialeah, FL 33013 The Kozyak Minority Mentoring … Read More
Simon P. Gourdine, once the highest-ranking black executive in the NBA died Thursday in Englewood, N.J. He was 72. Born July 30, 1940 in Jersey City, he graduated from City College in 1962 and Fordham … Read More
In an interesting op-ed in the New York Times, Syracuse law professor, Kevin Noble Maillard, breaks down the problems inherent in bringing interracial romance to the campaign trail.
When the candidate is one race, and the spouse/partner/“friend” is another, opponents find a combustible cocktail to stir voter insecurities. Ask the ghost of Thomas Jefferson, who weathered decades of criticism about his relationship with “Dusky Sally,” his mixed-race slave who bore six mixed-race children. Read More