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Suffolk University Law School Black Law Students Association cordially invites you to attend its Annual Alumni Gathering, featuring Keynote Speaker Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:30 – 7:30 PM Courtyard by Marriott Boston Downtown 275 Tremont Street, Boston, MA RSVP by April 10 to amueller@suffolk.edu or 617-305-1999.

Please join the Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association in celebrating "The Civil Rights Act of 1964 50th Anniversary: Then, Now and Moving Forward." Monday, April 28, 2014 4:00 – 6:00 PM John J. Moakley Federal Courthouse, Jury Assembly Room 1 Courthouse Way, Boston, MA RSVP to: carmengk@civil‐rights‐law.com

On February 19, 2014, the MBLA partnered with Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) to assist those who need legal help sealing their criminal records. The event was held in honor of Black History Month and in celebration of the 5-year anniversary of the GBLS CORI & Re-entry Project. Horace Small from the Union of Minority Neighborhoods and Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson provided remarks. MBLA volunteers assisted with intake.

On February 19, 2014, Northeastern University Black Law Students Association hosted The Soul on Fire Symposium, Building Student Movements in the 21st Century at the John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute. Charlotte Golar Richie provided the keynote address.

On February 12, 2014, the MBLA joined members of other affinity bar organizations for a panel on event planning at the Boston Bar Association. Immediate Past President Rachael Rollins was one of the panelists. The panelists gave advice on planning large events for your bar organization, including strategies for securing sponsorships.

In honor of Black History Month, MBLA members read to kindergarteners and first graders at the Joseph Lee Elementary School on Wednesdays throughout the month of February 2014. The purpose of these readings was multifaceted: to introduce kids to new words, stories, and lessons and for them to see adults of color in the professional world.

On February 7, 2014, the Boston Bar Association (BBA) hosted a reception to welcome newly admitted lawyers after their Practicing with Professionalism course, sponsored by the BBA’s New Lawyers Section. This reception was a chance for newly admitted lawyers to network with established law professionals from various areas of law and access all the Boston legal community has to offer.

On February 6, 2014, BC Law's Black Law Students Association hosted its Black History Month celebration, featuring a conversation about civil rights and voting rights in Boston with Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson. The event was co-sponsored by the MBLA and supported by the Nutter Speaker Series for Diversity and Inclusion.

On February 6, 2014, the MBLA in partnership with the BBA's Diversity & Inclusion and AALAM, MAHA, MBWA, MA LGBTQ Bar, and SABA GB held a panel discussion on the judicial application process and the rewards of judicial service at the Boston Bar Association.