After graduating she worked as a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Ĭlarke graduated from Harvard in 1997, then earned a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2000. While presiding over the BSA in 1994 she invited Tony Martin to speak. At the awards presentation she asked students to envision and work towards 'a world with more justice, greater equity, and equal access.' Ĭlarke earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University, where she was president of the Black Student's Association. She was presented with the 2017 Choate Alumni Award at a school-wide meeting in May 2017. She attended Choate Rosemary Hall, where she was the only girl to join the boys' wrestling squad.

Clarke was a member of Prep for Prep, a non-profit organization that looks to support students of color in accessing private school education. She has said that she 'grew up in a household that was about discipline, working hard in school and about making the most of every opportunity'. Early life and education Ĭlarke's parents immigrated to Brooklyn from Jamaica. Clarke made history as the first woman to be confirmed to lead the Civil Rights Division after she was sworn in the same day. Senate confirmed her nomination on May 25, 2021, by a vote of 51–48. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. President Joe Biden in 2021 selected Clarke to head the U.S.

In 2019, Clarke successfully represented Taylor Dumpson, the first African American woman student body president of American University, in her landmark case against white supremacists. She also managed the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Attorney General's Office under Eric Schneiderman. Clarke previously served as president of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Clarke (born 1975) is an American attorney who has served as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the United States Department of Justice since May 2021.

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