Velveta Golightly-Howell was born on 1957 and was Colorado's first Black female prosecutor.
15 Facts About Velveta Golightly-Howell
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Velveta Golightly-Howell was among the first Black students to integrate public schools in Alabama.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell took courses at University of Alabama while she attended the Tuskegee Institute.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell visited her older sister who was an army officer stationed at Fitzsimmons Army Base, and decided to make Colorado her home.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell received her Juris Doctor from University of Colorado School of Law, where she was one of two Black students in her class.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell is the eighth Black woman to graduate from CU Law school.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell was the first Vice President of the National Association of Black Women Attorneys, and founded the Colorado chapter of the organization.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell served on the board of directors of the Women's Bar Association.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell went on to work for the US Department of Health and Human Services as the second African American Chief Regional Civil Rights Attorney in the Office of General Counsel.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell eventually moved up to be a regional manager of the Office for Civil Rights with HHS.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell left the position in 2017 after injuries sustained in a car accident.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell founded Sister-to-Sister: International Network of Professional African American Women.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell is part of Jack and Jill of America.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell is a Member-At-Large Board Member of the Colorado American Civil Liberties Union.
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Velveta Golightly-Howell is married to John L Howell, and they have two sons.