1. Randall Robinson was an American lawyer, author and activist, noted as the founder of TransAfrica.
11 Facts About Randall Robinson
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Randall Robinson was known particularly for his impassioned opposition to apartheid, and for his advocacy on behalf of Haitian immigrants and Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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The late ABC News anchorman, Max Randall Robinson, was his elder brother.
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Randall Robinson graduated from Virginia Union University, and earned a JD degree at Harvard Law School.
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Randall Robinson had an older sister, actress Jewel Robinson, and a younger sister, Pastor Jean Robinson.
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Randall Robinson was a civil rights attorney in Boston before he worked for US Congressman Bill Clay and as administrative assistant to Congressman Charles Diggs.
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In 2003, Randall Robinson turned down an honorary degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
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Randall Robinson began teaching at the Dickinson School of Law at Penn State University in the fall of 2008.
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In 2001, Randall Robinson quit his position as head of TransAfrica and emigrated to St Kitts, where his wife, who is a member of a prominent Kittitian family, was born.
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Randall Robinson had a daughter Anike Robinson, and a son, Jabari Robinson, from a previous marriage.
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Randall Robinson died on March 24,2023, in St Kitts, the birthplace of his wife, where the couple had lived for twenty-two years.