Constance L. Rice, also known as Connie Rice, (born April 5, 1956 in Washington, D.C.) is a prominent American civil rights activist and lawyer. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change She is also the co-founder and co-director of the Advancement Project in Los Angeles. About Advancement Project Advancement Project a policy communications and legal action group committed to racial justice was founded by a team of veteran civil rights lawyers in Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West She has received more than 50 major awards for her work in expanding opportunity and advancing multi-racial democracy. [1]
She is also the second cousin to Condoleezza Rice. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States [2]
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Education
Rice graduated from Harvard College in 1978. 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Career
As a litigator, Rice has filed class action civil rights cases redressing police misconduct, race and sex discrimination and unfair public policy in transportation, probation and public housing. The term race or racial group usually refers to the concept of categorizing Humans into Populations or groups on the basis of various sets Sexism is the belief or attitude that one Gender or Sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other and can also refer to a Hatred or distrust towards Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another Probation is the suspension of all or part of a jail sentence the Criminal who is "on probation" has been convicted of a crime but instead of serving jail Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local She filed a landmark case on behalf of the Bus Riders Union that resulted in a mandate that more than 2 billion dollars be spent to improve the Los Angeles bus system. The Bus Riders Union (BRU / es Sindicato de Pasajeros (SDP (also called ko 버스 승객 조합 (버승조 in Korean) is a United States The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro MTA or LACMTA) is the state chartered regional transportation planning and Public transportation In 1999, Rice launched a coalition lawsuit that won $750 million for new school construction in Los Angeles - money previously slated for less crowded, more affluent suburban school districts. In these and other cases, Rice has led multi-racial coalitions of lawyers and clients to win more than $4 billion worth of injunctive relief and damages. [4]
In her non-litigation work in the 1990s, Rice served as counsel to the Watts gang truce and spearheaded a statewide campaign to save equal opportunity programs. Watts is a residential district in southern Los Angeles California (more specifically part of South Los Angeles) Equal opportunity is a term which has differing definitions and there is no consensus as to the precise meaning Mayors Tom Bradley and Richard Riordan appointed Rice to the governing board of Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power where she served as president and enacted contracting reforms and environmental advances. Thomas or Tom Bradley is the name of Tom Bradley (politician (1917&ndash1998 former mayor of Los Angeles California Tom Bradley Richard J Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican Politician from California, U In 1998, Rice helped lead a successful campaign to place aggressive public school reformers on the governing board for Los Angeles’ public schools. [5]
She has also provided commentaries for NPR. [6]
Honors
In 1998, the Los Angeles Times designated her one of twenty-four leaders considered the "most experienced, civic-minded and thoughtful people on the subject of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed " And in October 2000, California Lawbusiness named her, along with Governor Gray Davis and Warren Christopher, as one of California’s top 10 most influential lawyers. The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Joseph Graham Davis Jr (born December 26 1942 better known as Gray Davis, is an American politician who served as California 's 37th Governor Warren (Chris Minor Christopher (born October 27, 1925) is an American Diplomat, Lawyer, and Public servant. [7] In May 2003, Rice received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Occidental College. [8]
External links
References
- ^ Advancement Project - Voter Protection, Hurricane Katrina, Power and Democracy
- ^ CNN Programs - People in the News
- ^ NOW. Politics & Economy. Income and Ineqality. Constance Rice: Biography | PBS
- ^ NOW. Politics & Economy. Income and Ineqality. Constance Rice: Biography | PBS
- ^ Los Angeles Staff | Advancement Project Los Angeles
- ^ NOW. Politics & Economy. Income and Ineqality. Constance Rice: Biography | PBS
- ^ Connie Rice Profile
- ^ NOW. Politics & Economy. Income and Ineqality. Constance Rice: Biography | PBS
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