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MineralMan

(146,241 posts)
54. Are there any organizations that represent black attorneys in Texas?
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 12:25 PM
Feb 2019

In a Google search, I see that there are such organizations, along with Attorney locator services that can find black attorneys for clients who would prefer that.

Historically, keeping official records of race has often been used to the detriment of minorities in almost all areas. Today, voluntary groups of people in many categories, including race, exist to help professionals of all races identify themselves to the public.

Government and quasi-government organizations have no real need to maintain records of the races of individuals. The census is an exception, but its demographic information is not traceable down to the individual person. Instead it is a record of numbers of people in different categories.

wow stonecutter357 Feb 2019 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #2
It actually makes it worse if that was the motivation exboyfil Feb 2019 #6
Yes I guess it does make it worse but at least I could see as to the why because I don't UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #12
Don't worry about it. Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #13
She did it because she believed it obviously Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #16
What college and for what consideration? nt DURHAM D Feb 2019 #23
OMG I'm really laughing at myself at this one.... UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #160
No. Read the story. N/T lapucelle Feb 2019 #77
It says Bar Registration.She would have completed law school and passed bar? delisen Feb 2019 #111
Oh my goodness....I shouldn't be reading...well really skimming in the morning and posting! UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #159
Sounds like she will not be the next President. Lying is not good. President Obama wrote about mucifer Feb 2019 #3
Sounds like she will not be the next President. LenaBaby61 Feb 2019 #50
Wasn't she a Republican in 1986? jalan48 Feb 2019 #4
Before 1996, yes n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #115
Yes. I'm remembering Judy right now, unlike Warren still Republican, Hortensis Feb 2019 #117
Maybe explain that she was a republican back then and has seen the error of her ways? SharonClark Feb 2019 #132
I was kinda thinking the same thing. At the time she probably had no idea of the scrutiny she jalan48 Feb 2019 #140
"Still doesn't work for me." ecstatic Feb 2019 #167
Oh damn. Tipperary Feb 2019 #5
Better now that Oct. 2020 exboyfil Feb 2019 #7
Don't understand. Kingofalldems Feb 2019 #8
Excellent point! Tipperary Feb 2019 #19
The MSM and voters hold us to another standard. Blue_true Feb 2019 #163
Go check out HuffPo BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #165
That is why we pay attention my friend. Blue_true Feb 2019 #169
Not good if true. honest.abe Feb 2019 #9
I don't get why she focused so much on this madaboutharry Feb 2019 #10
Before that test she likely thought that ancestry was more recent Tom Rinaldo Feb 2019 #20
It's still weird to base the entirety of your heritage on an ancestor you don't know theboss Feb 2019 #38
Many of us didn't take what boxes we checked seriously back then. Hortensis Feb 2019 #118
A. I don't buy these "back then" arguments. I'm 45. I remember 1986 pretty well. theboss Feb 2019 #127
Me, no, I'm kind of anal about facts and my background's Hortensis Feb 2019 #129
I don't have a problem with anyone emphasizing a part of their heritage if it's real in some way theboss Feb 2019 #133
:) That's a nice story. But while it is different, maybe not so much. Hortensis Feb 2019 #136
But I don't get the impression this was done as some sort of "farce" theboss Feb 2019 #145
Yes, you do seem involved in a weird saga thing. Hortensis Feb 2019 #170
"Other" zipplewrath Feb 2019 #150
+1, her mistake was ... NOT ... telling red don to fuck off uponit7771 Feb 2019 #143
As I said in another thread, love Warren, but taking the DNA test will ultimately wreck her. bearsfootball516 Feb 2019 #11
1/64th isn't nothing Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #15
To highlight a famous ancestor is something different. madaboutharry Feb 2019 #17
Not all Native Americans do either Major Nikon Feb 2019 #37
Connected to us is what way though? theboss Feb 2019 #42
Not necessarily Major Nikon Feb 2019 #47
I don't know if she used it for personal gain theboss Feb 2019 #49
"she clearly made it a central part of her identity" Major Nikon Feb 2019 #76
So you would claim to be black? theboss Feb 2019 #80
Some use analogies for enlightenment Major Nikon Feb 2019 #85
So would you claim to be black? theboss Feb 2019 #88
Have you stopped beating your wife? Major Nikon Feb 2019 #98
You have to be 1/16th to benefit from the casino profits nini Feb 2019 #135
I'm not really interested in what the "standard" is. Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #149
That isn't MY standards but the tribes. nini Feb 2019 #155
Of course I'll go ahead and think that. Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #157
She was not seeking any benefits. DURHAM D Feb 2019 #162
Please don't run in 2020 TheCowsCameHome Feb 2019 #14
It is unlikely she is going to be our nominee. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #18
This info was almost certainly unearthed by a potential 2020 primary opponent. bullwinkle428 Feb 2019 #21
Maybe. Glad it is coming out now rather than in the general. tinrobot Feb 2019 #114
Who's David Brock working for this time around? klook Feb 2019 #126
an importance which simply does not exist.. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #22
I suppose much will be made of this by some. MineralMan Feb 2019 #24
You have no interest in knowing how many blacks or Hispanics are practicing law in Texas? theboss Feb 2019 #26
Personally? No, I have no interest in that. MineralMan Feb 2019 #45
That's really weird theboss Feb 2019 #53
Government records of individuals by race have been used MineralMan Feb 2019 #55
That's an extreme libertarian point of view theboss Feb 2019 #58
that makes no sense qazplm135 Feb 2019 #62
That's some white privilege right there. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #108
and as an African-American qazplm135 Feb 2019 #34
Are there any organizations that represent black attorneys in Texas? MineralMan Feb 2019 #54
So you're against asking race on a census? theboss Feb 2019 #57
Census data is not available in individualized form. MineralMan Feb 2019 #63
You didn't say you were pro-confidentiality. You said you were against gathering the info. theboss Feb 2019 #67
what are you even talking about? qazplm135 Feb 2019 #71
And that's readily available from census data. MineralMan Feb 2019 #79
So, again, we would have no way of knowing how many black college grads there are in America theboss Feb 2019 #81
The Census collects that information. MineralMan Feb 2019 #84
So how do we figure out the number of black attorneys in texas from the census? theboss Feb 2019 #92
The Census collects information about occupation. MineralMan Feb 2019 #97
You mine the census data. MineralMan Feb 2019 #113
"Other" in Texas has real meaning theboss Feb 2019 #116
sigh no it's not qazplm135 Feb 2019 #87
yes qazplm135 Feb 2019 #59
I'm flabbergasted by this position theboss Feb 2019 #64
like you said qazplm135 Feb 2019 #69
What a disappointment loyalsister Feb 2019 #25
The obsession with this is ridiculous unfortunately she fed the beast with that test MattP Feb 2019 #27
I don't have a problem with her showing pride in her heritage eleny Feb 2019 #28
I simply don't understand her obsession with this. theboss Feb 2019 #29
Ugh. Such potential wasted on such foolish things... doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #30
So? nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #31
Bar registration snowybirdie Feb 2019 #32
I imagine that some Native Americans would consider this just as offensive as a yearbook photo LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #44
Of course, she was a Republican at the time LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #33
Yikes qazplm135 Feb 2019 #35
I believe my GG Grandmother was African American njhoneybadger Feb 2019 #36
I hope they never dig up my college course registration forms jberryhill Feb 2019 #39
I may or may not have written Druid Reformed. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #51
Druid Orthodox here. klook Feb 2019 #125
Holy Crap nini Feb 2019 #40
Meh who cares? treestar Feb 2019 #41
In this 21st century...get rid of all racial labels at140 Feb 2019 #43
This is where we were headed in the 70s, when multiculturalism was the goal LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #46
That's one way to solve police brutality issues theboss Feb 2019 #61
Opioids killed more Americans than car accidents in 2017. at140 Feb 2019 #72
This is sad news because Sen Warren is one of my top preferences in 2020. nt at140 Feb 2019 #74
The fuck? theboss Feb 2019 #82
There are more problems in policing than shooting unarmed people JonLP24 Feb 2019 #171
I should list my experience with Chicago cops at140 Feb 2019 #175
She brags about sexually assaulting men? No ?! Meh uponit7771 Feb 2019 #48
This! rusty fender Feb 2019 #130
Why does this crap keep coming up? She needs to let it go. Joe941 Feb 2019 #52
Trump Mocks Warren's Native American Heritage Claim, But Falsely Claimed His Family Was Swedish keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #56
Some People RobinA Feb 2019 #75
or someone needs to tell her campaign to defuse it by completely ignoring or deflect uponit7771 Feb 2019 #146
So? LiberalFighter Feb 2019 #60
Warren is no longer a viable presidential candidate, in my opinion. Paladin Feb 2019 #65
That's basically where I am theboss Feb 2019 #70
It's a damn shame. (nt) Paladin Feb 2019 #95
I like Warren but she's done leftynyc Feb 2019 #66
If it's not this Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #68
No thank you theboss Feb 2019 #78
good for you Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #89
Then don't, again you .... WILL ... be explaining something else cause KGOP will MAKEUP an uponit7771 Feb 2019 #138
We've got much bigger battles to fight leftynyc Feb 2019 #83
Maybe she should get recorded talking about grabbing men's cocks Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #90
Trump being a monster does not make everything else forgiveable theboss Feb 2019 #94
Spare me leftynyc Feb 2019 #96
cat's already out of the bag Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #99
Probably not but it doesn't matter leftynyc Feb 2019 #104
If it's not this Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #107
Feel free to defend her all you want leftynyc Feb 2019 #121
There's nothing to defend Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #122
You're not getting it leftynyc Feb 2019 #124
THIS !! Trump didn't make a big deal out of it and the M$M forgot about it cause they have uponit7771 Feb 2019 #139
Only if she address's the issue like its a thing. The KGOP will .. MAKE UP ... something about a ... uponit7771 Feb 2019 #137
They didn't make this up leftynyc Feb 2019 #148
Irrelevant to the point don't make up anything... PERIOD. Disqualifying a candidate because uponit7771 Feb 2019 #153
Say good night, Liz kennetha Feb 2019 #73
A lot of people will say, 'so what', but this is the exact issue that will dominate her campaign... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #86
Fuck Trump JonLP24 Feb 2019 #172
You're missing the point. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #173
I understood your point JonLP24 Feb 2019 #174
She's not a strong national candidate. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #177
Writing something on an application pales in comparison to the other candidates JonLP24 Feb 2019 #178
I believe she also voted Republican back then? Freethinker65 Feb 2019 #91
Quick...DEMAND SHE LEAVE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY !! Rustyeye77 Feb 2019 #93
Exactly. Let's unearth school records on Democrats dalton99a Feb 2019 #131
This looks like a concerted effort to damage all real Democrats Apollyonus Feb 2019 #100
Familiar gambit Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #102
+1000 very well put nt Apollyonus Feb 2019 #105
She wasn't going to win the primary madville Feb 2019 #101
This is a total non-story DonaldsRump Feb 2019 #103
Here's the thing: The fucking Republicans latch onto anything... LuckyCharms Feb 2019 #106
Amen! n/t DonaldsRump Feb 2019 #109
She is qualified. She didn't gain anything by it. nt chowder66 Feb 2019 #110
Major identity politics fail. jalan48 Feb 2019 #112
How is this an issue? How would she benefit? LiberalFighter Feb 2019 #119
This "scandal" is every bit as legitimate as Hillary Clinton's e-mails gratuitous Feb 2019 #120
Exactly Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #123
Yes it is legit... in the eyes of voters. apnu Feb 2019 #144
If it's an impactful as "emails," then that's not good at all. David__77 Feb 2019 #151
She's done. Mosby Feb 2019 #128
I don't give a shit if she calls herself a Martian dalton99a Feb 2019 #134
+1, Do you notice the "she's done" chorus for something so small? uponit7771 Feb 2019 #154
All I can say is customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #156
****BUT HER EMAILS !!! HER RACE !! HER HAIR!!!**** uponit7771 Feb 2019 #141
I don't get Warren's thought process for all this, I had this option and turned it down. apnu Feb 2019 #142
Thankfully, she wasn't our strongest candidate even aside from this issue Alhena Feb 2019 #147
She wasn't really a Presidential Contender, anyway. PubliusEnigma Feb 2019 #152
Native American or not ... CountAllVotes Feb 2019 #158
I don't think we should be treating all infractions the same here. Did she grab cock? Is she UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #161
In 1986 the year I was born JonLP24 Feb 2019 #164
... BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #166
So? ooky Feb 2019 #168
Native American Tribes had very low birth rates, and as a result were very open to adoption Ex Lurker Feb 2019 #176
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