Charlotte E. Ray was the first black female lawyer in the United States. She inspired me to apply to Howard University School of Law, her alma mater. Check out the short bio below, courtesy of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Sometimes there’s a heavy price to be paid for being an innovator. The greater the innovation, the greater the price to be paid. This is especially true for African-American women innovators, who not only braved the cruelty of racism, but also the harshness of [...]