$1.75 Million announced to revitalize office of Juanita Jackson Mitchell
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BALTIMORE Today, $1.75 million in congressional funding was announced to restore the former office of Juanita Jackson Mitchell, the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Marylands law school and practice law in the state.Mitchell played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement in Baltimore. The funds will be used to create a legal and social services hub in the heart of the Upton community.The vacant property, located at the corner of Druid Hill Avenue and West Lanvale Street, was once the law office of the trailblazing attorney. Mfume along with Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, presented a check for $1.75 million to the Beloved Community Services Corporation for their Juanita Jackson Mitchell Legal Center Project. This is where she lived, worked, and gave of her energies," he said.The center will also house Rebuild, Overcome and Rise (ROAR), a multi-disciplinary center providing survivors of crime, violence, and harm with access to wraparound legal, case management, and mental health services in one place. "This money is coming to this neighborhood, and its going to restore this building of an icon in the Civil Rights Movement, Mrs. Juanita Jackson Mitchell," Mfume concluded.