Lani Guinier’s death has caused many heartbreaks. Lani Guinier was a law professor and civil rights scholar, she passed away at 71. Lani Guinier’s death has sparked a huge outcry on social media with a lot of people asking when she would be buried.
Lani Guinier was very intelligent and good at her work. On January 7, 2022, law professor and civil rights scholar, Lani Guinier was reported dead. During her days alive, Lani served as an educator as she was a Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
The death of Lani Guinier was confirmed by the Dean of Harvard Law School, John F. Manning who in a statement said:
“Lani Guinier was a giant — a historic figure in American law and the life of our Law School. Her scholarship changed our understanding of democracy — of why and how the voices of the historically underrepresented must be heard and what it takes to have a meaningful right to vote.”
How did Lani Guinier Die?
Lani Guinier’s cause of death according to our sources was Alzheimer’s disease. Lani Guinier battled with Alzheimer’s disease and its complications, according to sources closer to her family.
Lani Guinier is being celebrated because she was the first woman of colour when she joined Harvard Law School as a professor in 1998.
Because of her level of success, Lani Guinier was nominated by Bill Clinton a few years ago to serve as an Assistant General for Civil Rights in 1993. That was before he joined the prestigious school.
Research conducted by CDC revealed that Alzheimer’s disease and its complications are number 6 on the list of diseases killing most US adults. It is a disease that infects the lungs.
It is soo sad Lani Guinier was also killed by such a disease.
Legal Scholar At The Center of Controversy Passed Away
Lani Guinier as earlier indicated was an educator at Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law school. Her Guinier scholarship changed their understanding of democracy and also blessed a lot of lives.
Lani Guinier has caused a lot of people heartbreak. They are pouring their condolences across social media.
Elie Mystal was the first to react. He tweeted: “Sadden to learn that Lani Guinier has passed away.
She taught me pretty much everything I know about voting right and, more importantly, she taught me to be passionate about protecting them and defending them.”
Sherrilyn Ifill also added: “A loss that means more to me than words can say. Civil rights atty, professor, my mentor, member of our @NAACP_LDF family. A mother of the 1982 amendments to the Voting Rights Act. A scholar of uncompromising brilliance. Rest In Peace and Power, dear Lani. #LaniGuinier”
Imani Perry in addition tweeted: “Lani Guinier is the reason I went to law school. And she became my professor. And gave beautiful advice and affirmation. She taught me, and I told her this, how to be critical at the site of my own privilege. 💔”
Many more people are sending forth their condolences.
