MIPS Presents: 2024 Black History Month Celebration
Date: Feb 22, 2024 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: 1 Constitution Sq, New Brunswick
Member Price: $0.00
Non-Member Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: For All Attorneys
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The Minorities in the Profession Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association invites all to attend a FREE Black History Month Celebration!
This year's event will include a keynote address from The Honorable Mayor Ras J. Baraka, musical performances, spotlight artists and so much more! Join us for a special event that will also feature the presentation of scholarships to this year's Black History Month essay contest winners who will share excerpts from their winning essays on the issue of racial segregation in schools. This event will be held at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick Thursday from 6-8:30 p.m. Register at njsba.com.
Congratulations to our 2024 essay contest finalists:
1st place: Mikayla Long, Technology High School, Newark (Grade 12)
2nd place: Aniya Schockness, East Side High School, Newark (Grade 11)
3rd place: Patrice Martine, STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges, South Orange (Grade 9)
4th place: Viviana Telemaque, East Orange STEM Academy, East Orange (Grade 12)
5th place: Matt Berkery, Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill (Grade 11)
Questions? Please reach out to Brian Doyle at the New Jersey State Bar Association at [email protected]
Become a Sponsor of this Year's Celebration
Are you a law firm or organization interested in sponsoring the 2024 Black History Month Celebration? Your generosity helps us to make the program free and open to the public, and support prizes for local high school students. Click here to access this year’s sponsorship form.
A special thank you to our sponsors for their continued support!
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