Sunnyside Legal Clinic

04/30/2024

see you next thursday...bring your concerns!

02/06/2024

My EP and my Documentary release on 2/22!!!

This Black History Month, join me as I premiere the film documentary “I Don’t Even Know Me Yet”. Spend the evening learning about the needs of the black community and my leadership journey to be the most authentic version of myself as I lead in statewide political spaces. Join us on Thursday, February 22 at 7pm to connect and celebrate the contributions of our Houston Black Leaders.

RSVP to hold your spot as tickets are limited. Buy your ticket here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-dont-even-know-me-yet-movie-premiere-tickets-760128604117?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_experiment=test_share_listing

09/10/2022

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Three promising business owners chosen from over 3,200 submissions win business coaching from the National Black Chamber of Commerce and a $50,000 investment each.

03/31/2022

It's the Last day of Women's History Month and we hope you've been inspired by the wonderful women who have made history. In conclusion to the list, we wanted to honor for her heart and effort in service and creating opportunities.

Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia to Houston, Texas, she started out as a 4th and 5th grade Language Arts teacher. Now a criminal defense attorney and public speaker, and the CEO of Sunnyside Legal Clinic, a full service law firm, which strives to provide affordable legal services to individuals in need of family law help and criminal defense. In and out of the Courtroom, she's a combination of sweetness, s***k, spice, and sass. She attended Hampton University, and she also run a non-profit called GirlTalk University, which strives to promote a positive self-image in girls and women.
She's also an author of Her Beautiful Day, a children’s book written to encourage kids to be comfortable with who they are.

She's also a member of the NAACP, the Houston Young Lawyers Association, the Houston Bar Association, both the Houston and Atlanta Chapters of the Hampton Alumni Association, and The Downtown Group - "Voyagehouston"

Thank you Staci & happy women's history month 🖤💛

03/30/2022

Did you know you can get your case dismissed? Here's 4 valid reasons why that occur.

03/26/2022

How much do you know about Kamala Harris? Because this vice president has contributed a lot to society and we wanted to honor her for it.

Vice President Harris was born in Oakland, California to parents who emigrated from India and Jamaica. She graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of Law.
Throughout her career, the Vice President has been guided by the words she spoke the first time she stood up in court: Kamala Harris, for the people.

In 1990, Vice President Harris joined the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office where she specialized in prosecuting child sexual assault cases. She then served as a managing attorney in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and later was chief of the Division on Children and Families for the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. 

She was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2003. In that role, Vice President Harris created a ground-breaking program to provide first-time drug offenders with the opportunity to earn a high school degree and find employment. The program was designated as a national model of innovation for law enforcement by the United States Department of Justice. 

In 2010, Vice President Harris was elected California’s Attorney General and oversaw the largest state justice department in the United States. She established the state’s first Bureau of Children’s Justice and instituted several first-of-their-kind reforms that ensured greater transparency and accountability in the criminal justice system. 

As Attorney General, Vice President Harris won a $20 billion settlement for Californians whose homes had been foreclosed on, as well as a $1.1 billion settlement for students and veterans who were taken advantage of by a for-profit education company. She defended the Affordable Care Act in court, enforced environmental law, and was a national leader in the movement for marriage equality.
In 2017, Vice President Harris was sworn into the United States Senate. On August 11, 2020, Vice President Harris accepted President Joe Biden’s invitation to become his running mate and help unite the nation. - ".Gov"

03/23/2022

In honor of Women's History Month we wanted show appreciation for a legend that's not mentioned enough. Maya Angelou born in St. Louis, Missouri 1928 and past in 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
She's one of the most influential women in American history. She was a poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Her award-winning memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. This memoir as well as the 7 autobiographies and list of plays, movies and tv shows have been one of the loudest voices in the civil rights movement.
With the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou publicly discussed aspects of her personal life. She was respected as a spokesperson for Black people and women, and her works have been considered a defense of Black Culture.
Angelou was also active in the civil rights movement and worked with Martin Luther King and Malcom X. In 1993, she recited her poem 'On the Pulse of the Morning' at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton.
"Each time a woman stands up for herself. without knowing it possibly. without claiming it. she stands up for all women"
Thank you Maya Angelou 🖤💛

03/23/2022

Why is women's history so important? Well, if we don't shout out the women who paved a way for us, who will? So many women have opened doors for future generations through sacrifice and miraculous effort. We wanted to honor some of those women in efforts to inspire the next

03/21/2022

Houston, we're here for you. If you get into a legal dilemma. Call Sunnyside and let the professionals handle your criminal and family law matters.
Tell a friend

03/19/2022

Today we're honoring a hero of the past. She moved people with words and actions. Ms. Frances E.W. Harper, known as a poet, author and activist. Born in 1825 and died in 1911. Harper was a suffragist, an organizer for the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
and an abolitionist. She traveled across the U.S. and Canada, giving speeches to anti-slavery organizations and advocating for women's rights and prohibition.
She published her first volume of poetry when she was only 20, and at the age
of 67, published "lola Leroy" — one of the first novels written by a Black woman. Listen to KTSU90.9FM for daily profiles of women who carried the torch...and paved the way. - .9fm
Thank you Frances Harper 💛 🖤

03/17/2022

Have you seen the movie hidden figures? It's an eventful story of America's first successful space exploit; and behind the scenes of this historical mission, were the minds of 3 African American women that had a major impact.
(Mary Jackson)
Jackson hailed from Hampton, Virginia. She graduated with high marks from high school and received a bachelor of science degree from the Hampton Institute in Mathematics and Physical Science, according to a biography written at NASA. Jackson began her career as a schoolteacher, and had several other jobs before joining NACA.
As a computer with the all-black West Area Computing section, she was involved with wind tunnels and flight experiments. Her job was to extract the relevant data from  flight tests. She also tried to help other women advance in their career, according to the biography, by advising them on what educational opportunities to pursue.
(Dorothy Vaughan)
Vaughan joined the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in 1943 after beginning her career as a math teacher in Farmville, Virginia. Her job during World War II was a temporary position, but due to an executive order prohibiting discrimination in the defense industry, she was hired on permanently because the laboratory had a wealth of data to process.
Segregation was ended in 1958 when NACA became NASA, at which point NASA created an analysis and computation division. Vaughan was an expert programmer in FORTRAN, a prominent computer language of the day, and also contributed to a satellite-launching rocket called Scout
(Katherine Johnson)
Johnson showed early brilliance in West Virginia schools by being promoted several years ahead of her age, according to NASA. She attended a high school on the campus of West Virginia State College by age 13, and began attending the college at age 18. After graduating with highest honors, she started work as a schoolteacher in 1937. Then later took a position at NASA

In the late 1900's, Human Super Computers were a common term to label mathematically advanced women and these 3 incredible mathematicians played a pivotal role in NASA's success. So in honor of women's history month,
Thank you!

03/15/2022

We love what we do, but there's nothing more satisfying than a happy review 😊 🖤💛
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