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Documentary on California civil rights lawyer to be screened in Sacramento
A new film tells the story of the civil rights lawyer John Burris, who has spent decades representing the victims of police ...
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Ben Crump, ‘Black America’s Attorney General,’ speaks on George Floyd and the continued fight against injustice
Few attorneys are as closely tied to America’s civil rights struggles as Benjamin Crump ... Photo: Courtesy of Southern University Law School Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage ...
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St. Thomas University Settles With Fired Professor Who Had Alleged Academic Freedom Violations and Discrimination
In 2023, the university renamed the law school the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law after the civil rights attorney that represented Goerge Floyd’s family, among many other civil rights cases.
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Denny’s and civil rights attorney Ben Crump empower future lawyers and dreamers
“To be able to do this today and make our first endowment to the Benjamin Crump School of Law is just such an honor,” Denny’s CEO and President Kelli Valade said. “It’s a true hono ...
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Ben Crump: Florida’s New Curriculum, Claiming “Benefits” of Slavery, Will Cause “Psychological Trauma”
We speak with civil rights attorney Benjamin ... accusing the school’s athletic teams of widespread and institutionalized hazing, including physical, racial and sexual abuse. Crump is ...
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St. Thomas University now home to only law school named after living attorney, Ben Crump
Attorney Benjamin L. Crump made history when the dedication of the College of Law at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens is named in his honor. The naming of the Benjamin L. Crump College of ...
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Will Smith, George Clinton and Bishop T.D. Jakes Helped Raise $10M for the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University
BLACK ENTERPRISE previously reported that the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University was the first law school in the country named after a practicing Black attorney. There is ...
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Ben Crump becomes first living Black attorney to have school named after him
A Florida university has become the first in the nation to name its law school after a practicing Black attorney. The Benjamin L. Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University was renamed in a ...
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Law school renamed in honor of civil rights attorney Ben Crump
St. Thomas University in Florida formally renamed its law school the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law – making it the first law school in the United States to be named after a currently ...
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With help from donors like actor Will Smith, law school in Florida named for Ben Crump
St. Thomas University renamed its law school in honor of civil rights attorney Ben Crump during a dedication ceremony in Miami. The school is now named the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law at St ...
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Florida's St. Thomas University now named for civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump
MIAMI, Fla. -- The law school at Saint Thomas University in Florida is now named for civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. "It's about coming together. We got to start building bridges past our ...