Love, Law, Legacy Documentary Short Highlights Florida’s Trailblazing Black Legal Pioneers – PR.com

Tampa,
FL,
February
01,
2025
–(PR.com)– The
powerful
new
10-minute
documentary
short
Love,
Law,
Legacy
will
premiere
on
February
22,
2025,
at
the
Cooley
Law
School
Black
Law
Students
Association’s
Annual
Black
History
Month
Ball.
This
compelling
film,
created
by
Joseline
Jean-Louis
Hardrick,
a
lawyer,
professor,
and
passionate
advocate
for
Black
history,
spotlights
the
groundbreaking
achievements
of
Florida’s
Black
legal
pioneers.

The
documentary
pays
tribute
to:

Justice
Peggy
L.
Quince
–
The
first
Black
woman
to
serve
on
the
Florida
Supreme
Court.

Delano
S.
Stewart
–
The
first
Black
attorney
in
the
Hillsborough
County
Public
Defender’s
Office
and
founder
of
Florida’s
first
racially
integrated
law
firm.

Arthenia
L.
Joyner
–
The
longest-serving
woman
attorney
in
Florida,
the
first
Black
female
attorney
in
Hillsborough
County,
and
the
first
Black
attorney
in
Polk
County.

Donald
R.
Odom
–
The
first
Black
attorney
at
the
City
of
St.
Petersburg’s
City
Attorney’s
Office
and
the
first
Black
County
Attorney
for
Hillsborough
County.

The
film,
edited
by
Tamika
R.
Guishard,
draws
from
the
larger
project
“Journey
to
Esquire:
An
Oral
History.”
Guishard,
an
alumna
of
NYU
Tisch
Graduate
Film
and
Social
Studies
educator,
utilizes
her
civic
engagement
and
strategic
communications
acumen
to
convey
this
topic’s
urgency.
Her
company,
Guishard
Films,
is
a
holistic
media
organization
that
partners
with
institutions
and
forward
thinkers
to
craft
immersive
visual
experiences
through
an
equity-focused
lens.

Love,
Law,
Legacy
delivers
a
timely
message
about
justice,
representation,
and
the
critical
contributions
of
Black
lawyers,
elected
officials,
and
judges.
Its
concise
format
makes
it
ideal
for
events
and
provides
a
powerful
tool
to
inspire
dialogue
and
reflection
in
ongoing
national
conversations
about
equity
and
diversity.

Following
its
premiere,
the
film
will
also
be
submitted
to
film
festivals.
Organizations
interested
in
featuring
this
short
documentary
at
their
events
can
contact
Joseline
Jean-Louis
Hardrick
at
info@joselinehardrick.com
for
more
information.

About
the
Creator:
Joseline
Jean-Louis
Hardrick
is
an
attorney
and
law
professor
dedicated
to
preserving
and
promoting
honest
and
compelling
history.
She
is
the
visionary
behind
the
Strategic
Legal
Empowerment
Partnership
that
is
Journey
to
Esquire®
&
Lawyerish®
–
a
dynamic
collaboration
between
a
nonprofit
and
a
for-profit
entity,
leveraging
resources,
expertise,
and
networks
to
maximize
impact.
Together,
Journey
to
Esquire®
and
Lawyerish®
are
shaping
the
future
of
the
legal
profession
by
developing
lawyers
who
lead,
mentor,
and
inspire—one
student
at
a
time.
Through
innovative
programs,
mentorship,
and
professional
development,
they
are
empowering
every
legal
journey,
ensuring
that
aspiring
attorneys
from
diverse
backgrounds
not
only
enter
the
profession
but
thrive
in
it.
Please
visit
journeytoesquire.com
for
more
information.

About
the
Storyteller:
Tamika
R.
Guishard
is
a
soup-to-nuts
media
maven
who
leverages
her
skillset
–
from
editing
and
screenwriting
to
producing
and
directing
–
for
resonant
narratives
that
help
“level
the
playing
field.”
A
former
middle
school
teacher
and
Park
Ranger,
she
believes
in
the
power
of
storytelling
to
activate
change
agents
and
ground
topical
conversations.
Please
visit
guishardfilms.com
for
more
information.

For
press
inquiries,
please
contact:
Joseline
Jean-Louis
Hardrick
Founder
Lawyerish®
&
Journey
to
Esquire®
info@journeytoesquire.com
813-906-6361