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The promise of this America, one where I can be myself, where my bravery is rewarded rather than punished, where Black men and women feel protected by the justice system and can pursue any dream they have, where women are allowed to be powerful and in control, moved me to tears.
This Black History month I introduced you to Charlotte E. Ray – the first African American lawyer in the United States; Judge Jane Bolin – the first female African American judge in the United States; and Barbara Jordan – the first African American women from a Southern state to serve in the U.S House of Representatives. Each of these women attained recognized excellence in their field by fully pursuing their passions and interests.
Allow me to introduce you to Barbara Jordan, who said “Life is too large to hang out a sign: For Men Only”. Jordan was a woman, an African American woman, a lawyer, a politician, who transcended barriers despite systemic segregation.
This week San Diego celebrated a first that demonstrates how women continue to advance in our local community and society—the first female recruits began boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRD SD).
This past Monday, I hope you had a chance to read our February Newsletter and meet Charlotte E. Ray, who we celebrate and honor this Black History month because in 1872 she became the first female African American lawyer in the United States.
[RBG] assumed the mantle of her unsolicited celebrity so graciously in her later years that she helped more than one generation reimagine a life in the law as simultaneously fulfilling and cool.
As we celebrate Black History month let us remember, celebrate, and honor with deeds and words the first female African American lawyer in the United States, Charlotte E. Ray.
Last Saturday we had our Winter Leadership retreat with our Board, Staff and Co-Chairs! Each Lawyers Club year we have two leadership retreats, Summer and Winter, where we come together to connect, receive an organizational update and plan for the next half of the Lawyers Club year. While both leadership retreats in 2020-2021 have been virtual, the retreats nonetheless invigorated our leadership, all of whom are volunteers except the staff.
I felt as if a protective, guiding hand had been lifted from not only my head, but from our country’s back, leaving us both adrift.
What are you?” A question I constantly have tried to find a correct answer to growing up. My appearance next to my Caucasian mother would often collect second glances from others in the grocery store, at restaurants, or even school events. Once, I had a doctor who apparently did not read my chart before coming in the room, who suggested a course of action he thought best for “Hispanic women.” I should clarify, I am a half-Caucasian and half-African American woman. This is why, on November 7, I ugly cried as Kamala Harris was confirmed as the first female to be elected vice-president—a woman of color elected to the second-highest office in the nation.
