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Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, a reasonable jury could find that a Black woman’s acting supervisor harbored discriminatory animus and procured her termination on unlawful grounds, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court has ruled, reversing summary judgment in favor of her former employer. (Depositphotos.com)
Mar 28, 2025

Court reverses dismissal of employment discrimination case

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, a reasonable jury could find that a Black woman‘s acting supervisor harbored discriminatory animus towards her, built a case […]

Nicole Black
Sep 16, 2024

Beyond word of mouth: Proven, data-driven client acquisition methods

In today’s digital-first world, traditional client acquisition methods are overshadowed by online channels, requiring law firms to strategically balance website outreach, digital marketing, lead generation and data-driven insights for long-term success.

The Fearless Fund, co-founded by Ayana Parsons, left, and Arian Simone, had offered $20,000 grants to businesses that are at least majority owned by Black women through its Strivers Grant Contest program. (Associated Press file)
Sep 13, 2024

Settlement ends grant program for Black businesswomen

NEW YORK — A venture capital firm has closed grant contest for Black female business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a […]

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — one of two defendants in the Students for Fair Admissions cases — reported Thursday that there were drops in enrollment among Black, Hispanic and Native American students in its incoming class. (Associated Press file)
Sep 9, 2024

Rulings’ impact glimpsed in freshman classes

Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher […]

Nicole Black
Aug 19, 2024

Client-centric payment options boost firm’s bottom line

Legal firms can increase profitability by offering flexible payment options and utilizing benchmark data to refine billing processes, leading to faster and higher collection rates.

Farmers who were victims of discrimination when applying for federal assistance will be paid $2 billion total though a U.S. Department of Agriculture program. (Depositphotos.com)
Aug 2, 2024

Discrimination victims to receive $2B from USDA

By Jared Strong The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay up to $2 billion to tens of thousands of working and would-be farmers who say they were discriminated against when […]

A racial discrimination lawsuit by a former worker at Palmetto State Armory was transferred from state court to the federal District of South Carolina
Jun 7, 2024

SC gunmaker faces federal discrimination lawsuit

Tremell Washington, a Black former employee, is suing Palmetto State Armory for discrimination, seeking damages, attorney's fees, reinstatement, and a written apology after facing racial harassment and unfair treatment.

Awa Nyambi, left, 25, Alyssa Whitaker, center, 25, and Kenadi Mitchell, 24, law students at Howard University School of Law, are part of a group of young Black lawyers working to protect voting rights during the 2024 election. (Associated Press)
May 10, 2024

Lawyers’ coalition provides new messengers to Black voters

WASHINGTON — Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general election: Meeting with Black voters in battleground states to increase turnout and […]

President Joe Biden's limousine is parked outside the Sheetz convenience store where the chief executive stopped for a snack en route Wednesday to the Pittsburgh International Airport. (Associated Press)
Apr 19, 2024

EEOC hits Sheetz with discrimination lawsuit

A convenience store chain where President Joe Biden stopped for snacks this week while campaigning in Pennsylvania has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company […]

Daniel Opdyke, a former Rankin County sheriff's deputy, looks to his family after being sentenced Wednesday in Brandon, Miss., on state charges stemming from the 2023 racially motivated torture of two Black men. (Associated Press)
Apr 11, 2024

Court sentences former lawmen in torture case

BRANDON, Miss. — Already sentenced to many years in federal prison, six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges […]

Oct 27, 2023

State reverses racist rejection of lawyer

BALTIMORE, Md. — More than a century after Edward Garrison Draper was rejected for the Maryland Bar due to his race, he has been posthumously admitted. The Supreme Court of […]

Sep 28, 2023

Mississippi activists ask to join water lawsuit

JACKSON, Miss. — Activists in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city are trying to join a federal lawsuit against the city for violating standards for clean drinking water, even as they say […]


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