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Lawyers for Sonya Massey’s family say $10M settlement ‘first step;’ await trial, legislative changes
A $10 million settlement between county officials in Springfield, Illinois, and the family of Sonya Massey is the “first step in getting full justice” for the Black woman fatally shot in her home last ...
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Barbara Brown Simmons: The history of the first Black woman to graduate from UNM Law
Barbara Brown Simmons was the first Black woman to graduate from the University of New Mexico School of Law and the first ...
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North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers
s Star state of Minnesota. From fur trader George Bonga to the state?s first black woman lawyer, Lena Smith. first black woman lawyer, Lena Smith. North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers is ...
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5 Black trailblazers from Texas you should know about this Black History Month
Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, educator, and politician who became the first Black woman to be elected to the Texas Senate. She also broke several barriers in politics by becoming the first Black ...