For Stephens-York, who will graduate from the School of Law at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) on May 4, helping young people has manifested in several ways.
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States from 2015 to 2017, will address the Juris Doctor candidates of NCCU School of Law on Friday, May 3.
“Law school teaches you to think in a completely different way,” Hurd said. “Not making assumptions. Always asking questions and thinking of all the outcomes that could happen in a certain situation."
In February, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will kick off a two-year multi-campus discussion series on a youth organization active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
The symposium will include a keynote, presentations and panel discussions designed to examine the impact of Jim Crow laws, hate-based crimes and the journey to justice.