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At 28, Shequeena McKenzie became the first Black female judge in McComb, Mississippi
Per another research, only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges in the United States (fewer than 2%) have been Black women. Of the 1,088 sitting judges on federal district ...
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Townes, First Black Female Judge in NY’s Eastern District, Dead at 73
Court officials confirmed the death Tuesday of U.S. District Judge Sandra Townes, 73, the first black woman appointed as a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York. BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CN) - ...
Black women candidates are vying to make history in the US Senate
Three Black women, all Democrats, have served in the U.S. Senate. Two were elected ‒ Carol Moseley Braun from Illinois, who served from 1993 to 1999, and Kamala Harris from California, who served from ...
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How White Women Doomed Kamala Harris and the Democrats—Again
Donald Trump has won the majority of white women voters for the third straight time. Even after destroying abortion rights, ...
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US Supreme Court: The women in the running to replace Stephen Breyer
Black women make up only about three percent of ... or because they never clerked for a federal judge, said Dr Means, meaning few ever become eligible for the high court. Ms Means added that ...
Federal judge halts disaster aid program for minority farmers
A federal judge in Texas has blocked an Agriculture ... enjoined a venture capital fund from awarding grants solely to Black ...
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Federal judge approves class action lawsuit alleging violence, bias against 150 Black and Latino inmates
The class action lawsuit was granted by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman on Oct. 3. Guzman certified a subclass of all Black and Latino individuals within this group, based on claims ...
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News Wrap: Crews make progress fighting against Southern California wildfire
In our news wrap Friday, firefighters in California are making progress extinguishing a wildfire that has destroyed some 130 ...
U.S. District Court ruling finds University of Kentucky in compliance with Title IX
The University of Kentucky is in compliance with Title IX, per ruling by Karen Caldwell, US District Court judge for the ...
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Judges Say Social Media and Political Polarization Puts Them in Danger
Whether in state or federal court ... The caption, suggesting that Trump would face an all-female and all-Black panel of judges on appeal, states: "Do you think Trump has a chance with the ...
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Black women face a maternal health crisis. Advocates want to make that a US election issue.
Reproductive health advocates aim to raise awareness about health inequities affecting Black women Black women face ... not comment on Shaw's case, citing federal privacy laws, but said it was ...
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Judge denies an order sought by a Black student who was punished over his hair
A federal judge on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 denied a request by Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas for a court order that the student’s lawyers say would have allowed him to return ...