Our guest speaker, Professor Bernier, a distinguished legal scholar, highlighted alarming maternal mortality rates, especially affecting Black Americans at more than twice the rate of their white counterparts in a post-Roe America. With over two decades of experience, she’s a leader in legal education and has played a pivotal role in establishing nascent law schools. Her expertise in Constitutional Law, particularly Gender and International Human Rights of Women, shines through her extensive teaching and administrative roles. She’s a graduate of Howard University School of Law (JD), Temple University (LLM), and holds esteemed certificates and memberships in various prestigious legal institutions, further enhancing her authority in the field of law and social justice.
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