HIDDEN FIGURES: HONORING TRAILBLAZERS IN TAMPA BAY

         The United States District Court Middle District of Florida – Tampa Division hosted a celebration, entitled, “Hidden Figures: Honoring Trailblazers in Tampa Bay.” Hosted by the Historical, Education, and Public Outreach Committee, the program was held on February 8, 2018, in the Floridan Palace Hotel, Downtown Tampa. Several Distinguished Trailblazers of Tampa Bay were recognized. Among them were from left: Atty. Warren Hope Dawson, Justice Peggy Quince, Atty. Susan Johnson-Velez, Atty. Carolyn House Stewart, Atty. Delano Stewart and Atty. Arthenia Joyner. Each received the copy of a portrait inspired by Charlotte E. Ray, the first African American Woman Lawyer in the United States in 1872. (Photograph y Lomax McIntyre)