Opinion: Recent race/police incidents highlight the need for more African-American lawyers
THE GUARDIAN – The empirical evidence leaves little doubt that African Americans are currently disadvantaged by the justice system, so the only remaining question is: “What can be done about it?”
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THE SEATTLE TIMES — The UW is establishing the Gregoire Fellows, a new program to support nine minority law students each year, guaranteeing them summer fellowships at local law firms, and giving them a mentoring relationship with Gregoire and help studying for the bar exam.
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NATIONAL LAW REVIEW — The National Native American Bar Assocation (NNABA) commissioned the first-ever study of Native American attorneys: The Pursuit of Inclusion.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — When Robert Grey attended law school at Washington and Lee University, connecting with his classmates was not easy. “I was the fourth person of color to graduate from the school in 1976,” says Grey, who is African-American and now the president of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. “It…
Read More about U.S. News on finding law schools that value diversityOklahoma law schools continue focus on Native American affairs
THE WASHINGTON TIMES — A growing demand for lawyers with backgrounds in Native American legal studies has kept Indian enrollment steady or rising at the state’s law schools, officials said.
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