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Guest Commentator

Donita Judge

Donita Judge is a NJ Local Advocate/Staff Attorney for Advancement Project in Washington, D.C. She is also an adjunct professor in the African-American and African Studies Department at Rutgers University in Newak, New Jersey. She can be contacted at [email protected].

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Guest Commentary

Judge Constance Baker Motley: ‘A Significant Life’

By Donita Judge Guest Commentator

On a Friday morning in early November, I, along with hundreds of others, attended the memorial service at Riverside Church in New York City for Judge Constance Baker Motley. Unlike the services of Mrs. Rosa Parks, held earlier in the week, there was little fanfare. There was no two-hour wait to join the many persons…

On a Friday morning in early November, I, along with hundreds of others, attended the memorial service at Riverside Church in New York City for Judge…

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