Kristen Clarke is breaking all barriers, becoming the first woman and Black woman to lead the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Senate confirmed on Tuesday.  Clarke, who is a longtime civil rights attorney, will run the powerful division as the assistant U.S. attorney general, the Los Angeles Times reported . Created in 1957, the Civil Rights Division was formed following the Civil Rights Act enactment of the same year. Clarke will oversee its federal anti-discrimination laws.