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| Malia | Oct 17 2012, 04:31 PM Post #431 |
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![]() Let’s hear it for Bernette Johnson, the woman the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday should be the state’s first black chief justice. According to The Huffington Post: Johnson’s years of appointed and elected service on the high court give her the seniority to succeed Chief Justice Catherine “Kitty” Kimball early next year, the court said in a unanimous ruling. Justice Jeffrey Victory, who is white, argued Johnson’s appointed service shouldn’t count and he deserved to be chief justice. Voters elected Johnson in 1994 to the state appeals court, and she was assigned to the Supreme Court as part of settlement of an earlier lawsuit that claimed the system for electing justices diluted black voting strength and violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. She served an eighth Supreme Court district centered in New Orleans until the court reverted back to seven districts in 2000, when she was elected to the high court. A number of organizations, like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, elected officials, and civil rights activists across the country spoke out in support of Johnson. In its ruling, though, the court said none of that protest weighed in on their decision. “Although commentators have loudly emphasized them, factors which we do not ascribe any importance to in answering the constitutional question before us include issues of gender, geography, personality, philosophy, political affiliation, and race – all of which have the potential to inflame passion.” As the Post added: Victory joined the court in 1995, a year after Johnson, but said her years of appointed service shouldn’t count when deciding which justice is “oldest in point of service” under the state constitution. The court disagreed…. In July, Johnson filed a federal lawsuit after her colleagues said they would debate the matter. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan ruled Johnson had more seniority, but stopped short of ordering the state’s highest court to name Johnson as Kimball’s successor. Now it would seem that point is mute, but Johnson isn’t completely out of the woods yet. Opposers still have five days to request that the court reconsider their decision. The expected Chief Justice is counting her victory now, though. Her attorney, James Williams, said of the outcome: “It means she can put this bitter fight behind her and begin to unify the judiciary,” he said. “This is not a fight that Justice Johnson went looking for. We all wish this result could have happened without the fighting.” Read more at http://madamenoire.com/225290/its-about-time-bernette-johnson-to-be-louisianas-first-black-chief-justice/#pvtKTyK6bkBfSM7f.99 |
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| Malia | Oct 17 2012, 04:33 PM Post #432 |
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She very beautiful, congrats to Tia. |
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| cisslybee2012 | Oct 17 2012, 04:35 PM Post #433 |
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The REBEL
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Do yall admire anything about people besides looks and money? |
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| Cray | Oct 17 2012, 04:40 PM Post #434 |
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Cause it's alot of black women who do alot within the community and they get no love. Because they aren't beautiful or they are fat. I bet you money if that girl looked like whooping Goldberg with a hint of extra ugly she wouldn't be driving no NASCAR |
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| negroplease | Oct 17 2012, 11:06 PM Post #435 |
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Lol at a hint of extra ugly. |
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| Big Mike | Oct 18 2012, 12:57 PM Post #436 |
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These are good women because of the way that they carry themselves. |
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| Houston TX | Nov 3 2012, 01:17 PM Post #437 |
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I have love and respect for all of these black women. |
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| Mal | Nov 5 2012, 07:48 AM Post #438 |
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The Louisiana Supreme Court resolved a racially tinged power struggle inside its own ranks, ruling Tuesday that Bernette Johnson should be the state’s first black chief justice. Johnson’s years of appointed and elected service on the high court give her the seniority to succeed Chief Justice Catherine “Kitty” Kimball early next year, the court said in a unanimous ruling. Justice Jeffrey Victory, who is white, argued Johnson’s appointed service shouldn’t count and he deserved to be chief justice. Voters elected Johnson in 1994 to the state appeals court, and she was assigned to the Supreme Court as part of settlement of an earlier lawsuit that claimed the system for electing justices diluted black voting strength and violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. She served an eighth Supreme Court district centered in New Orleans until the court reverted back to seven districts in 2000, when she was elected to the high court. |
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| Malia | Nov 6 2012, 01:30 PM Post #439 |
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Black Girls Hack creates #blackhack: a hackathon for black women programmers What do you do when you can’t find a cofounder? Or, when not enough people in your demographic are programmers, much less startup founders? If you’re one of the young women entrepreneurs behind Black Girls Hack in Atlanta, Georgia, you organize a hackathon. But not your run-of-the-mill standard white male sausage-fest hackathon — this is going to be a “blackhack.” And it’s a blackhack for women. Inspired by Black Girls Code in San Francisco, four women founded Black Girls Hack to inspire African American women (and girls) to be software developers and startup founders, as well as to gather, communicate with, and connect all those who already are. I talked to one of the founders, Amanda Spann, who also serves as the PR coordinator of Black Girls Hack. “We’re all African American, and we all have tech startups,” she said. “One thing we all struggle with is feeling like we’re the only ones … there are so few blacks in technology.” Spann is starting up Glamobile, a review and recommendation community in the fashion and shopping space that is currently in stealth mode. Another founder, Kat Calvin, is starting Character’s Closet, a startup that will allow fans to find and eventually purchase their favorite TV and movie stars outfits. Instead of bemoaning the fact that it can be tough to find black developers — especially female ones — and accepting it as the status quo, the women decided to do something about it. The first thing they’re doing is #blackhack, and it’s happening November 16-17 in Atlanta. Spann expects about 100 African American women coders to show up, and she’s already excited with the early enthusiasm. “We’re really amped to have people on board,” she said. “And MailChimp came on only two days after we announced as a title sponsor.” The event is being run as a charity, and all proceeds from ticket sales will go to Black Girls Code. ![]() #katcalvin- Founder kat is an entrepreneur, a traveler, and an avid tv watcher. She is the CEO and co-founder of Character’s Closet, and the founder of Michelle in Training and DC Young Entrepreneurs. kat is a geek who was thrilled to discover that there are a lot of other #blackgirl geeks out there. So she started #blackgirlshack as a way to bring the black geeks of the world together, builds some awesome apps to help other black founders, and raise money for amazing charities. ![]() #amandaspann- PR Coordinator Amanda Spann is a Georgetown University Master of Professional Studies candidate with an extensive background in brand management and implementing targeted media campaigns in the fashion, entertainment and technology sectors. A native of Jacksonville, Fl, Amanda studied in England, Italy and France before earning a MS in merchandising, a MA in communication studies and a graduate certification in international merchandising from Florida State University. Post graduation, the budding entrepreneur and media strategist has had the privilege of working for and with some of the world’s most esteemed brands including Atlantic Records, Sean John & Ciroc, Avon Products/Mark Cosmetics , OKA b. shoes, The Financial Services Innovation Coalition, as well as a host of NFL athletes, Grammy & Emmy award winning talent, clothing lines and digital platforms. With a knack for meticulous planning, perfect positioning and exceptional service Amanda has secured placements within the Washington Post, Refinery 29, the Washingtonian, NBC news, CBS news, HLN, Yahoo News, Yardbarker, & many more. Amanda is a nationally published writer and the founder of Tallatainment.com, Tallahassee’s premier entertainment and style portal. Boasting weekly inside-the-industry interviews, entrepreneurial spotlights, exclusive event and job listings Tallatainment grew to become a vessel of communication between college markets and larger metropolitan arenas. For her editorial contributions, Amanda was awarded the Karl A. Bickel Award for leadership in journalism. Amanda currently resides in Washington, D.C. where she works as a branding and digital marketing consultant. Amanda is the regional ambassador to professional organization, Women in PR and the Founder of emerging fashion start up Glamobile. http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/31/black-girls-hack-creates-blackhack-a-hackathon-for-black-women-programmers/ http://blackgirlshack.com/ http://www.blackgirlscode.com/ |
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| Knowledge | Nov 22 2012, 06:42 PM Post #440 |
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Malia thanks for these wonderful stories I started a post talking about how positive you are. |
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