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Today marks the birthday of Eric H. Holder Jr., born January 21, 1951, a public servant whose career steadily reshaped the highest levels of American law. Raised in New York City, Holder’s path was grounded in discipline, academic rigor, and a belief that justice should be applied with both firmness and fairness. After earning his law degree from Columbia University, he entered public service and built his career within the Department of Justice, where he became known for his seriousness, integrity, and measured approach to the law. He was not a figure driven by spectacle, but by consistency and institutional responsibility. In 2009, Holder made history as the first Black Attorney General of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama during a period of heightened political division and legal scrutiny. His tenure emphasized civil rights enforcement, voting protections, and a reassessment of long-standing criminal justice policies that had shaped American society for generations. At a time when confidence in public institutions was being openly challenged, Holder’s leadership represented a shift in representation and authority at the federal level, expanding the visible boundaries of who could hold power within the justice system. After leaving office in 2015, Holder remained active in public life, continuing to advocate for fair representation and civic participation. His work beyond government reinforced the idea that leadership and public responsibility extend beyond official titles. On his birthday, Eric H. Holder Jr. stands as a reminder that lasting influence is built over decades through steady service, careful use of authority, and a long-term commitment to democratic principles. His legacy continues to shape conversations about law, representation, and accountability in the United States. #EricHolder #OnThisDay #LegalHistory #PublicService #AmericanJustice #Leadership #HistoricFirst #JusticeMatters #CivilRights #VotingRights #Legacy

Some names don’t fade because the ground they broke still hasn’t fully healed. Thurgood Marshall was one of those men. Long before he ever sat on the Supreme Court, he stood in courtrooms where the law was never meant to protect him, arguing cases that reshaped the country whether it was ready or not. As lead attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Marshall won 29 of the 32 cases he argued before the Supreme Court. His most famous victory, Brown v. Board of Education, dismantled the legal foundation of school segregation. Not with noise. Not with spectacle. With precision. With receipts. With an understanding of the Constitution sharper than those who claimed to own it. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first Black Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He didn’t arrive to blend in. He arrived to dissent, to question, to remind the Court who the law had excluded and who it continued to fail. His opinions often stood alone at the time…but history keeps proving he was early, not wrong. Marshall believed the Constitution was unfinished. He rejected the fantasy that America was born just and instead told the truth…it was born flawed, and justice requires work, not worship of the past. That honesty made people uncomfortable. It still does. He died on January 24, 1993, but his voice never left the room. Every argument for equal protection, every challenge to discriminatory systems, every reminder that rights are defended, not gifted…that’s his echo. Gone, yes. Forgotten…never. #GoneButNotForgotten #ThurgoodMarshall #OnThisDay #January24 #SupremeCourtHistory #LegalHistory #AmericanHistory #CivilRightsLegacy #JusticeMatters

Two husbands died from antifreeze poisoning. For years, the truth remained buried. This fact-based investigation examines the Stacey Castor antifreeze murders using forensic science, court records, and verified testimony. It also addresses the lasting harm caused by false accusations and makes the record clear. Ashley Wallace was a victim, not a suspect. Note: NewsBreak sometimes disables clickable links. You may need to copy and paste the website address below into your browser. Full investigation: https://thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-stacey-castor-antifreeze-murders.html #TrueCrime #JusticeMatters #ForensicEvidence #InvestigativeReporting #TheSassyGazette

Why Black People will NEVER truly achieve "JUSTICE" in America? First and foremost the CONSTITUTION and the LAWS , CODES and "STATUES were rooted in EUROPEAN COLONY evolving into WHITE ETHNOSTATES whose culture was based upon WHITE SUPREMACISTS IDEOLOGY...So "JUSTICE " in essence was based upon WHITE SUPREMACISTS IDEOLOGY and when you look at the first definition of "JUSTICE " you get "the exercise of AUTHORITY in VINDICATION," so in the early "JUSTICE " system in America,based on WHITE SUPREMACISTS IDEOLOGY, THE ONLY "AUTHORITY", in AMERIKKKA, was WHITE MEN! And when you look at the word"VINDICATION" which comes from the Latin "VINDICTA" meaning "REVENGE" , so who ALWAYS CONTROLLED the "JUSTICE " system in America? WHITE MEN, therefore ONLY WHITE MEN can administer REVENGE"Legally" ,even white women have to appeal to white men for "JUSTICE" for only they can UTILIZE VIOLENCE to enforce "JUSTICE"! They have NEVER FREELY GIVEN US A DAMN THING, We always had to FIGHT for it. We are the product of the VICTIMS of the BREEDING FARMS, BRED to be PHYSICALLY SUPERIOR to Our Ancestors, bred to be PHYSICALLY SUPERIOR to even the WHITE MEN who FORCED Our Ancestors to BREED. They ended up needing to RECRUIT Us, to co-op Us to AID in their "JUSTICE" system, either OFFICIALLY or UNOFFICIALLY. They take Our KINDNESS, Our PATIENCE, as WEAKNESS. They NEED OUR COOPERATION for WHITE SUPREMACISTS IDEOLOGY, the "JUSTICE" system that makes it possible. We change Our MINDS, WE CHANGE THE RESULTS! VINDICTA#SystemicRacism #RacialJustice #JusticeMatters #Justice #Injustice #WhatHappenedToJustice #CivilRightsLegacy