Lafontant was born Jewel Carter Stradford in 1922 to a prominent African American family. Her father, C. Francis Stradford, ...

In our own community, women continue to break new ground in various fields, like Judge Tierra Jones, a powerful figure in the courtroom whose impact is felt beyond her role.

A US woman is suing a ... the baby she delivered was African American. Errors like this should never occur in a fertility clinic, this is the cardinal sin,” her lawyer said.

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A small U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses is expected in court on Tuesday to fight ... hear arguments Tuesday from government lawyers and attorney's representing Brehm ...

Murrill is demanding the extradition of a New York doctor who prescribed one of the drugs to a Louisiana woman, who then allegedly ... influence in American history, be posted as well.

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A woman’s deeply personal journey through ... because the boy that she delivered was a "dark-skinned, African American baby." Her suspicions were verified following a DNA test that showed ...

Last month, state officials canceled the teaching of AP African ... main courtroom, is an impressive exhibit of Black women in law created by the Sheree Davis Cunningham Black Women Lawyers ...

Sanford by the U.S. Supreme Court ... lawyer in the United States. Gertrude Elzora Rush: In 1918, Gertrude Rush was admitted to the Iowa bar, becoming the first African American woman licensed ...

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From the first Black president to the first African American woman ever elected to the United ... previously worked as a lawyer. She served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago, primarily ...