Judge Sara Harper to be Honored at the Black Republican Trailblazer Award Luncheon

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CLEVELAND – The Republican National Committee (RNC) is pleased to announce that Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame member Judge Sara Harper is to be honored at the 2nd Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Award Luncheon. Growing up in public housing on Cleveland’s East Side, she was the first black woman to graduate from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Judge Harper subsequently became Cleveland city prosecutor under Mayor Carl B. Stokes, and later a Municipal Court Judge as well as President of the Cleveland NAACP. One of the first black women to serve on the Ohio Court of Appeals, she also was the first black woman to serve on the Ohio Supreme Court. Judge Harper was the first woman to serve on the judiciary of the Marine Corps Reserve, and was a co-founder of the first victims’ rights organization in the country.

A staunch believer in childhood education, she founded the Sara J. Harper Children’s Library on Cleveland’s East Side, in the housing project where she grew up. The theme of this year’s award ceremony is “Honoring Our Past and Building the Future.” The event will also honor Dr. Louis Sullivan of Georgia, and Michigan businessman William “Bill” Brooks. Honorees are chosen for their significant contributions to the Party, their communities, and the country.

It will be hosted by the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, and will be held on Tuesday, February 4th at the historic Howard Theater in Washington, D.C. For further information on the event please contact Brian Barnes with the Ohio Republican Party, [email protected]