In Texas district where James Byrd was lynched, a Black man will become top prosecutor | Opinion
If confirmed, Diggs would become the first Black lawyer to lead the vast district which includes Plano, Beaumont, Sherman, Tyler, Marshall, Texarkana and Jasper, the site of the 1998 James Byrd lynching. But Diggs’ nomination to head a major district also is significant in light of criticism that theThe vetting and confirmation processes still have to play out in the Senate, but Diggs already has the support of Texas Sens.
Diversity has been a persistent issue within the DOJ. In a letter in 2019 to then-Attorney General William Barr, the
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