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Documentary to appear at film festival about Professor Anita Hill
A new documentary film which chronicles the circumstances which made Professor Anita Hill a household name is set to premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. Read More
Black lawyer’s nomination to be 3rd in command at DOJ could be delayed
The nomination of black lawyer Derek Anthony “Tony” West to be the new Associate Attorney General of the United States could be delayed, that’s the word from at least one senior United States Senator. Read More
Disgraced former congressman’s appeal denied by the U.S. Supreme Court
On Monday the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of disgraced former Congressman William J. Jefferson of Louisiana. Read More
Black lawyer expected to be named President of Tennessee State University
Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, JD, CPA is expected to be named the next President of Tennessee State University, the 100-year-old historically black college located in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday. Read More
Reports: Attorney General Eric Holder to stay on the job
Reports are now surfacing indicating that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will stay in office for at least another year. Read More
Friday Early Morning Reads
Here’s a list of some stories we bookmarked and we felt worth giving a read early this A.M. Read More
NAACP LDF announces the appointment of new President & Director-Counsel
Civil Rights Attorney & Law Professor Sherrilyn Ifill Named President and Director-Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Read More
Black lawyer and congresswoman Marcia Fudge elected Congressional Black Caucus Chair
Black lawyer and congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) has been elected the next chair of Congressional Black Caucus and will assume those duties at the start of the 113th Congress in January. Read More
Oklahoma to have first black chief justice of state’s Supreme Court
The state of Oklahoma will make history yet again when Justice Tom Colbert becomes Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court on January 1, 2013. Read More