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Subject: Deirdre L. Webster has been the chief legal officer in the New Jersey Department of Labor for two years. Since April 1995, she has presided over the Association of Black Women Lawyers of New ...

Born in 1949, Thomas G. Sampson grew up in Durham, North Carolina, as the struggle to dismantle Jim Crow gained steam. His father, Daniel G. Sampson, law dean at North Carolina Central University, ...

Change has come to America. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama embody the culmination of 400 years of racial and social progress, not only for African-Americans but for the nation.

In the 20th century, “The Negro Travelers’ Green Book” was more than a directory—it was a lifeline. A community-anchored guide that gave Black families the tools to navigate safely through a country ...

In 1918, Gertrude Rush became the first African American woman licensed to practice law in Iowa. “She was a giving person, but she was a warrior too,” Attorney Vicky Long Hill said. “There was racial ...

Polk State College has canceled its Introduction to African-American Studies course, saying it violated state law. The law passed in 2023 restricts general education courses from teaching that ...