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think it’s a coincidence that my legal scholarship has always focused on prosecutorial power and accountability. I thank him for that,” she adds. Newman was very active over the years in several legal organizations. He was a fellow of the American Bar Foundation of the Ameri- can Bar Association, a past president of the National Center for State Courts, and former chairman of the Judicial Council of the National Bar Association Newman has also lectured at Harvard Law School and held adjunct professorships at Howard University Law School and the Georgetown Law Center. Judge Newman was honored for his civil rights advocacy. The National Bar Association awarded him the C. Francis Stratford Award, its highest honor; the Judicial Council of the National Bar Association honored him with the William H. Hastie Award. He was president of the National Center for State Courts, a fellow of the American Bar Associa- tion Foundation of the American Bar Association, and a former trustee of Brown University. Brother Newman was a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi. ♦
Howard Louis Love, Sr. 1942-2023 Greater Little Rock President and CEO, Businessman, and Pioneer H oward L. Love, Sr. (Beta Tau; 1963) was born December 8, the University of Central Arkansas. Howard became the first
1942, in New Port, Arkansas, to Rev. John Madison Love and Willie Mae (Perry-Love) Pointer. And entered the Chapter Invisible on August 20, 2023. On February 5, 1968, Howard was united in holy matrimony to the late Carol A. Love, who preceded him in death. Two children were conceived from this union. Howard graduated from Robert R. Moton High School in 1961, where he participated in several activities that allowed him to demonstrate his leader- ship abilities. In 1965, he graduated with honors from Philander Smith College with a degree in Psychology. Howard was very active in student government activi- ties and played a pivotal role in the sit-ins-strikes move- ment. In 1973, he received a master’s in community service and counseling from
African American employee of the Pulaski County Eco- nomic Opportunity Agency, an anti-poverty program. He served as the agency’s Director of Neighborhood Community Organization Multi-purpose Centers and was the architect of the agency’s core service program. In 1970, Howard became President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Little Rock, and the organization underwent a name change to the Urban League of Arkansas, Inc. and expanded the agency statewide. During his tenure, the Urban League expanded its public policy advocacy, Black Leadership development, and the formation of active coali- tions of Black Leadership throughout the state. After serving 19 years with the Urban League, Howard became an avid
businessman, and in collaboration with his
sister, Rubye, and the late Robert Fleming, were the first African-Americans to market and sell cellular phone service in the state of Arkansas while also serv- ing on many noteworthy boards and commissions. Howard has served as a National Council of Urban League Executives member and as President of the Southern Regional Council of Urban League Executives. He also served as Trea- surer of the Coalition of Shared Progress and Brother Love was a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. ♦
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