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Ericka Kelsaw
Associate Professor of Law
Professor Ericka Kelsaw’s research has appeared in in the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, the Michigan State University Journal of Medicine and Law, and the Thurgood Marshall Law Review.
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Kierra Powell '2017
My story is rather unique and entails some adversities that have taught me the importance of perseverance. During my senior year of undergraduate school, I gave birth to my daughter, Mari Davis. Although I was on a full academic scholarship, I withdrew from Prairie View A & M University in order to raise my daughter. I began working at various call centers earning minimum wage. After several months passed, I realized that my lifestyle was not how I envisioned my life for my daughter and me.
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Judge Valencia Nash'99
On April 11, 2006, Judge Nash was elected as the first African American female Justice of the Peace in Dallas County. She was sworn into office January 1, 2007 and re-elected to serve a second term, January 1, 2011. Judge Nash serves Precinct 1, which is a large area in the southern part of Dallas including the South Dallas area, Oak Cliff, Lancaster, Wilmer, Hutchins, Ferris, Balch Springs and the “Woods”.
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