>> oh, because i mentioned to you about claudette colvin. you know, that was the first case that i handled. and we know about rosa parks' case. but because of the deep-seeded segregation that we had, with help along the way, i was able to file lawsuits that ended up doing away with segregation, public transportation, improving the right to vote, public education, discrimination, bond subs subsidies, almost every law we've now been able to get declared unconstitutional at all these aspects, and we have done it on a non-violent basis, using the law in order to accomplish those things. while those of us involved in it had some personal problems that we incurred, it didn't stop us from doing it. but the struggle for equal justice continues, and we have to keep trying. >> for our audience who may not be familiar with your whole personal story, the irony here is in 2002, you were elected as the first black president of the alabama state bar association. when you were approached for that, was that stunning to you? how did you feel? how did that unf

claudette stefanian reports. >> tomorrow it's expected to be a very different situation over here at butte county superior court because the person who's accused of starting the park fire, he's due back in court. we are here earlier in the week. but so far we haven't heard a formal plea from that suspect were able to sit down with the da of butte county who was able to break down the enormity of this particular case. the park fire continues to whip across butte and tehama counties. the park fire has been deemed one of the largest wildfires in california history. and the biggest fire so far this year. and as the days pass, we're learning just how destructive this fire according to a fire official for the park fire that whole for the amount of structures damaged in this fire continues to creep up yesterday, the number stood at 192, but now it sits at 358. but the park fire isn't the only fire to hit this community. the camp fire broke out in 2018 and is considered to be the most destructive wildfire in california history wiping out more than 18,000 structures and taking the lives of mo

my name is claudette joyce vance and. you spoke of folks not wanting to publish some of your work and i wonder why don't you self-publish. it. mm hmm. you know, i don't think any of us do this for a hobby. it's it really is what we do for a living and? i have nothing against people self-publishing but i don't have time when i don't have the to spend it takes years usually to. a book and i can't that for free but even the pieces that won't they don't want to put out there you guys i think if there's something i really really really want to publish i find a way to get it published either on a blog or like one article. i had a really hard time getting published. was finally published by the new york times, was rejected by places that i thought would be obvious places to it. so i think if you're determined to publish something, i did an article about african americans in paris and why it is that we're so celebrated in paris unlike any other place in the world, perhaps, and no one wanted it. and then i sent it to the times and