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Racial Reconciliation: A Pathway Toward a More Inclusive Contra Costa Legal Community
Last June, the Contra Costa County Bar Association started a much-needed dialogue on racial inclusion in our legal community. We instituted our first ever Racial Reconciliation Forum. The Forum grew out of a discussion a number of attorneys and judicial officers had during a 2018 diversity committee meeting. Diverse attorneys and judges alike shared stories...
Read ArticlePracticing Law While Asian – And Other Perspectives from our Members
Read ArticleAn Argument for Cultural Competency Training in the Legal Profession
Read ArticleDiversity Isn’t Enough
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. One of the most iconic awards given out each year since 1927 is by Time Magazine for Man of the Year. In 1999, the title of Man of the Year was changed...
Read ArticleIncreasing Diversity in Contra Costa County’s Legal Community: A Pragmatic Approach
43% White 25.88% Hispanic 16.8% Asian 9.5% Black or African American 1% American Indian or Alaska Native As we know, though, diversity means more than ethnicity, and the 2010 Census further reveals that:
Read ArticleLaunching Youth into Law and Leadership
What if, as a high school student, you couldn’t focus on your schoolwork because your family struggled with getting food and shelter on a daily basis? What if you could imagine only two potential careers for yourself – auto mechanic or construction work? What if your family actively discouraged you from pursuing college? Or told...
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