Rhiannah Gordon was one of them.
Despite her exhaustion, she persisted, and was eventually accepted at the University of California, Davis.
She also had to accommodate her children, 12-year-old Flinn and 10-year-old Rhiley, into her busy schedule.
I did everything I could to maintain the life that we had already established, GordontoldTODAYin an interview.
The years of hard work have finally paid off.
The three of them are awaiting Gordons California bar exam results.
Once the shock dissipates and the realization sets in: Oh, my God.
Flinn and Rhiley crowd their mother, crying with joy and relief as they hug her.
Gordon passed her bar exam on her first try.
Black people face more barriers and obstacles, Gordon continued.
A parents education level contributes to that.
I did this for them.
They are my reason.
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