Buoyed by the triumph of the blockbuster success of “Black Panther,” a novel depiction of African heroes, yet still mired in the traumas that compel reminders that Black Lives Matter, a discussion of wealth inequality is long overdue. This year ...
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There are times in every nation’s development wherein the citizens must assess the values they seek to promote. Joe Biden once said, “Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you value.” In ...
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This week I had the conversation that most African-American parents at some point or another have to have with their child. No, not the birds and the bees; the talk regarding race in America, his place in it, and how ...
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As many of you are aware, New York state court officials are considering amending the mandatory continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirements by imposing an obligatory one-credit course addressing diversity, inclusion, and the elimination of bias. Now, while our own Monroe ...
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Read More »A couple of weeks ago, the actor Will Smith, on Good Morning America, contended that diversity is America’s superpower. He made this statement in describing what he believes to be the greatest asset of our country, but thought that it ...
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Read More »The annual Campaign for Justice continues. Thanks to the support of the legal community, the campaign has raised over $176,550 or 63 percent of its goal of $280,000. The campaign has conducted two phone-a-thons and sponsored a CLE. However, it ...
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Read More »The annual Campaign for Justice has begun. Campaign for Justice is the legal community’s fund drive to support Monroe County’s free legal service agencies, Volunteer Legal Services Project, Monroe County Legal Assistance Center, a division of Legal Assistance of Western ...
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Read More »“The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.” These words were spoken by the actress Viola Davis in acceptance of the Emmy for best actress in a drama series. Viola Davis was the first African-American ...
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Read More »This week we celebrated as Paulette Brown took the reigns as the first African-American woman president of the American Bar Association; the same organization that refused African-American membership until 1943. President Brown is using her platform to address the reduced ...
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Read More »On June 17, a young man walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, spent an hour with the parishioners for bible study, and then decided to commit an unimaginable act of domestic terrorism. He killed ...
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On April 28, 1995, the RBBA held its first organizational summit, at which black attorneys in Monroe County met formally for the first time to discuss the goals of the newborn RBBA. Among the topics discussed that day was the ...
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Read More »The Rochester City Court bench includes five black judges, one of whom is a biracial Latina. The court is evenly divided between males and females. One of the judges is a member of the LGBT community. Because of wonderful opportunities ...
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