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Houston-based chef and TikToker, Chef Way
January 12, 2023
Houston prosecutor Waymond Wesley, known as Chef Way, says alcohol fueled his resurfaced Twitter posts that were offensive to Black…
December 19, 2022
A California State Bar study found that Black male lawyers are more likely to be disbarred or resign with charges…
May 31, 2022
The first Black American woman to be certified as an attorney in North Carolina has been honored with a highway…
May 24, 2022
Roosevelt Ettienne is the first Black president of Fordham Law's Student Bar Association who hopes to advocate for employees.
April 12, 2022
A North Carolina man has been charged for harassing civil rights attorney Bakari Sellers by sending him threatening messages online. 
Ben Crump thegrio.com
July 21, 2021
Ben Crump has reacted to Jeff Bezos gifting Van Jones $100 million to use at his discretion to help the…
JoiGarner thegrio.com
May 28, 2021
NBAPA's Joi Garner works with players to identify lucrative opportunities for them in partnership with various industries.
Members of The Decarceration Collective: Calyssa Zellars, Angela Wynn, MiAngel Cody, Talisha Griffin and Jacki Phelps
May 3, 2021
The Decarceration Collective, a Black women-led law office, has helped over 40 nonviolent offenders come home from prison.
Midwin Charles
April 8, 2021
OPINION: Legal analyst Midwin Charles was one of only few Black female attorneys on television -- making her passing that…
December 14, 2019
South Fulton Police Department revealed on Friday that the attorney who had was reported missing earlier this week has died.
May 13, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared…
March 28, 2013
Of counsel at Morrison Foerster, one of New York City’s most respected law firms, LaShann DeArcy Hall maintains her 5-year-old's…