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The 44th president of the U. S. And Flotus celebrate 25th wed- ding anniversary.
Thurgood Marshall Influenced Career Choice Of Tampa Attorney
The Obamas Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary This Week
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On any given day, an adult is serving as a role model for a child. In many instances, the adult may not be aware of his or her position. And, in some cases, the adult may not even know the child exists.
This was the case with an historical event that took place on May 17, 1954, when jurists on the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that “separate educa- tional facilities are inherently unequal.” The landmark case of Brown v. Board of Educa- tion of Topeka had been ar- gued by Attorney Thurgood Marshall. The ruling reversed the high court’s ruling that dismantled the longstanding “separate but equal” ruling handed down in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.
And, it was on May 17, 1954, that a little girl in the fifth grade decided she wanted to become an attor- ney. Her decision was solely influenced by Attorney Marshall.
Through the years, Arthe- nia Joyner never wavered in her pursuit to become an attorney. Attorney Joyner recalls having an opportunity to meet Justice Marshall
SUPREME COURT JUDGE THURGOOD MARSHALL
... 50 years ago this week, Jus- tice Marshall was sworn into the Supreme Court. He was the first Black to serve on the
court.
at a National Bar Association Convention. And said, “Meet- ing him and listening to him speak was the high point of my career.”
In June, 1967, President Lyndon Johnson ap- pointed Attorney Marshall as the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. On October 2, 1967, Justice Marshall was sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice, where he served for 24 years, retiring
ATTORNEY ARTHENIA JOYNER
... influenced to become an at- torney by Justice Thurgood
Marshall
in 1991. He passed on Janu- ary 24, 1993, at the age of 84. Embarking On A Legal Career
After graduating from Middleton High School, At- torney Joyner continued her education at Florida A & M University. She earned her Juris doctorate degree from Florida A & M University, School of Law.
She has been an attorney for 47 years, having served as a State Representative and State Senator.
Former President Obama and Michelle Obama are cel- ebrating a quarter century of marriage Tuesday, with the for- mer first lady calling her hus- band, her best friend and “the most extraordinary man I know.”
The Obamas tied the knot in Chicago on Oct. 3, 1992.
The Democratic Congres- sional Campaign Committee also jumped on the Obamas’ big occasion, asking in an email for supporters to make Michelle Obama’s day “extra special” by signing a virtual an- niversary card.
The 53-year-old former FLOTUS recalled in a 2008 in- terview the night Obama, 56, proposed to her at a Chicago restaurant in 1991.
After debating throughout their relationship whether marriage “was necessary,” Michelle Obama told The New Yorker:
“And he got me into one of these discussions again, where, you know, he sort of just led me down there and got fired up and it’s like you’ve got blah blah blah blah, and then dessert comes out, the tray comes out, and there’s a ring!”
Black Police Officer Among 59 Dead In Las Vegas Shooting
Officer Charleston Hartfield was off-duty when he was shot at the festival. The flag draped cas- ket draws salutes as his body is taken to the mortuary.
Charleston Hartfield, an off-duty Las Vegas police officer and recently pub- lished author of a memoir about life on the force, was killed Sunday night in the mass shooting on the Strip.
Hartfield, a 34-year-old military veteran known as Charles, Chucky or “ChuckyHart,” also coached youth football, said Troy Rhett, who told the
Las Vegas Review-Journal the two had known each other for about eight years.
Rhett said he sent Hart- field a text message late Sunday night, “hoping he would text me back.”
Hartsfield was remem- bered by friends as “one of the nicest guys ever,” the Las Vegas Review-Journal re- ported.
Hartfield was the father
to two young children, one of his family members told the New York Daily News.
The sergeant 1st class in the Nevada Army National Guard was “the epitome of a citizen-soldier,” Nevada Na- tional Guard Brig. Gen. William Burks told the Re- view-Journal. “Charleston Hartfield lived to serve the public and protect his fam- ily.”
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