Sadiqa Reynolds
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Sadiqa Reynolds | |
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| Born | January 30, 1972 |
| Citizenship | United States |
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| Occupations | Lawyer, CEO |
Sadiqa Reynolds is an American attorney and social justice advocate. She is the current CEO of the Perception Institute, and the former president of the Louisville Urban League. Reynolds served as the first African American Inspector General for the state of Kentucky.
Reynolds was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1972. She grew up in the South Bronx. She moved to Kentucky with her mother when she was 5. Her mother worked at GTE as a telephone operator. According to Reynolds, "I would just dial zero and ask to speak to my mother.”[1]
Reynolds earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Louisville in 1993 and later earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kentucky.[2] She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta.[3]
Career
Reynolds was named Inspector General for Kentucky in 2008. Prior to that, she ran a private law practice. In 2009, Reynolds was appointed a District Judge in Jefferson County by Governor Steve Beshear.[3] Reynolds was also the first African American women to clerk for the Kentucky Supreme Court.[4]
Reynolds became president and CEO of the Louisville Urban League in 2015.[1] She was the first female to serve as president across the organization's 101-year history.[5] Reynolds is credited with increasing the League's budget and staff, helping with development of the Louisville Urban Sports and Learning Campus, and championing Black-owned businesses.[6]
In 2022, Reynolds became CEO of the Perception Institute, a company focused on combating bias and discrimination.[7]