In this June 20, 2019 photo provided by Meredith Williams, Jaribu Hill speaks at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss., during a reception honoring the life of civil rights activist Unita Blackwell. Hill didn't opt for law school until her early 40s. She’d been a singer, actress, teacher and labor organizer before learning a college classmate had become head of a group for black female judges. “I can do that, too,” she thought. Hill has since become a leading civil rights and workers' rights lawyer in Mississippi and now, at 70, she’s part of a nationwide network of attorneys helping women without much money pursue often-costly sexual misconduct cases. (Meredith Williams via AP)
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