The deaths of unarmed black people have sparked nationwide demonstration and dialogue. Following in the tradition of the great civil rights lawyers like Thurgood Marshall, Constance Baker Motley, and countless others, there are legal warriors doing battle in courtrooms today and their voices are needed to truly understand where we go from here. Attorneys Mawuli M. Davis, Francys Johnson, and R. Gary Spencer take part in the first installment of our Brothers-in-Law special conversation on race and justice. 

Special Commentary Episode regarding killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery

For The Record, Roll Call highlights some little known accomplishments made by black lawyers before Black History Month was established.

This week we find a hidden legal figure inside one of America's favorite TV legal dramas. On May 2nd, 1963 in "The Case of the Skeletons Closet", we find for the first time the appearance of an African American judge and his name was Vince Townsend, Jr.

Leroy Reginald Johnson was an American politician who served in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1975 after winning a seat in 1962. He was the first black state senator to be elected to the legislature in more than fifty years, since William Rogers in 1907, and the first to be elected to the Senate since 1874.

A special Holiday message from Derrick A. Pope and the Hidden Legal Figures team.

The holidays are approaching and we decided to do a "behind-the-scenes" special episode to share with you. We'll be discussing and giving our thoughts on how the podcast, the guests, and the stories have changed our lives for the better.

Hidden Legal figures will be taking a short break this week in celebration of the Thanksgiving Holiday.