News
Travel
Entertainment
Business
Lifestyle
University
Events
Blavity News is a community and platform for Black Voices, Stories, Creators and thought.

Sign up for our newsletter to get the freshest stories in your inbox, every day!

I agree to the terms and privacy policies.

News

Politics

Culture

Lifestyle

Social Justice

Blavity x OnStar

Blavity x Mastercard

Creators 100

Op-Eds

Write a Story

My Account

Privacy Policies

Terms & Conditions

Partner With Us

Careers

Shop

Blavity is a community of the most exceptional multi-cultural creators and influencers in the world. We partner with diverse content creators and influencers to help them reach a wider audience, amplify their message, and fund their hustles. We believe that the world shifts according to the way people see it— and if you change the way people view the world, you can transform it. A subsidiary of Blavity, Inc.

© Blavity, Inc., 2023
Sign Up

Blavity News is a community and platform for Black Voices, Stories, Creators and thought.
© Blavity, Inc., 2023

Blavity-U, News

Haley Taylor Schlitz, Youngest Black American To Graduate Law School, Embarks On Teaching Career

"I just really want to give back and inspire, so I'll be teaching AP Government and Politics at E.A. Young," Schlitz told Tamron Hall.

by Nick Fenley

May 21, 2022 at 3:12 am

Haley Taylor Schlitz continues to make major life moves at the young age of 19.

Ok NYC 🗽, here I come. Heading to visit with @TamronHallShow. Wearing my 💙💛💙💛 today & feeling powerful. #SGRho 🐩🐩 pic.twitter.com/DoYcTDzYMS
— Haley Taylor Schlitz (@HTaylorSchlitz) May 19, 2022

Schlitz recently made history by becoming the youngest Black American to graduate from law school at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law.

She was accepted into the program when she was only 16 years old and was also accepted into eight other law schools.

Proud to #PonyUP tonight & make #HERstory. Yes this happened earlier today at @SMULawSchool . I am now 19 with a JD. #Thankful for my family & village for their support for my education journey. #19WithAJD #HERstoryMaker #LawSchoolLife pic.twitter.com/5KOTCCnAUv

— Haley Taylor Schlitz (@HTaylorSchlitz) May 14, 2022

Now, mere days after graduating from the Dallas-area institution, Schlitz has revealed what’s next for her. During her recent appearance on Tamron Hall’s eponymous talk show, Tamron Hall, Schlitz shared that she has accepted a teaching position at E.A. Young Academy, a private K-12 institution in North Richland Hills, Texas.

“I’m going to be teaching. I feel so called to teaching,” Schlitz told Hall. “I just really want to give back and inspire, so I’ll be teaching AP Government and Politics at E.A. Young.”

Catch me Thursday, May 19 on the @TamronHallShow. Proud to #PonyUp & #BoldlyGo share my education journey & story to help inspire others to make their own path. #19andGotMyJD #LawSchool #BlackExcellence #BlackGirlsRock #BlackGirlMagic pic.twitter.com/cOU0FfVZc1

— Haley Taylor Schlitz (@HTaylorSchlitz) May 18, 2022

Upon revealing the news, Hall encouraged Schlitz, who was supported by her parents during the interview, to “stop and absorb and embrace” her accomplishments.

To help facilitate this reflection, Hall proceeded to gift the family a 5-night vacation to Grenada — a Caribbean Island located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago.

Let’s continue to shout out Schlitz and cheer her on as she embarks on this new journey!

Also, check out her riveting Blavity U articles, including numerous noteworthy pieces rooted in the intersection of Gen Z, politics and education.