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New Study: Innocent Blacks Seven Times More Likely to be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Than Innocent Whites
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New Study: Innocent Blacks Seven Times More Likely to be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Than Innocent Whites

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaMarch 4, 2021

The nonprofit legal organization committed to exonerating wrongly convicted individuals also noted that Black people are more likely to be wrongly convicted of murder when the victim is White. Among Black people exonerated of murder convictions, approximately 31 percent were wrongly convicted of killing White people. However, only 15 percent of homicides by Black people involve White victims, the National Registry of Exonerations reported.

The Storied History of the NAACP
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The Storied History of the NAACP

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA NewswireJuly 25, 2019

The NAACP plans to highlight 110 years of civil rights history, and the current fight for voting rights, criminal justice reform, economic opportunity and education quality during its 110th national convention now happening in Detroit.

Activists Criticize American Bar Association over Law School Exams
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Activists Criticize American Bar Association over Law School Exams

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentFebruary 14, 2019

“There’s no dignity to be found in being inadequately trained to sit for the bar exam. A mountain of debt and dim legal career prospects don’t advance the cause of social justice. The real injustice is the ABA voting against making law schools accountable for valuing black students as merely a statistic,” said Project 21 co-chairman Horace Cooper, a former professor of law at George Mason University.

Dillard University Names Adria N. Kimbrough as Pre-Law Advisor
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Dillard University Names Adria N. Kimbrough as Pre-Law Advisor

Sentinel News WireFebruary 24, 2016

Dillard University is pleased to announce the appointment of Adria N. Kimbrough, Esq., as Pre-Law Advisor for its Center for Law and Public Interest. The role is a continuation of Kimbrough’s volunteer efforts over the last three years, where she has served as an advisor and mentor to aspiring law students at Dillard University. Kimbrough’s efforts have included the creation of a Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) Boot Camp designed to increase student test scores, and a host of workshops and lectures to expose students to the legal profession.