Join President Anta Cisse-Green and the Officers and Board of Directors of the MBBA for the September MBBA Membership Meeting
You are invited to attend the MBBA‘s Quarterly Membership Meeting on Monday, September 21st at 6:00 pm via the Zoom virtual platform. Learn more about the MBBA and how you can become active in our various Sections and Divisions.
There will also be a special 60 minute presentation by the Black Gotham Experience with Kamau Ware about the impact of the African Diaspora on the making of New York City and the birth of the United States of America. The presentation will focus on the Other Side of Wall Street story that starts in 1643 with the beginning of a small town known as Land of the Blacks in the Dutch colony of New Netherland. By 1655, the Land of the Blacks was over twice the size of SoHo today and it continued to exist after the English took the island from the Dutch, making it the first free Black community in New York. This story explains how this community started and how it continued to exist into the 18th century. Other Side of Wall Street concludes on the first day of British New York in September 1664.
Sponsored by Allen & Overy’s Black & Latinx Affinity Group.
If you have any questions, please contact info@mbbanyc.org
Qualified Immunity and Accountability in the Age of Police Reform
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Please join the Metropolitan Black Bar Association for a timely discussion regarding Qualified Immunity, its history, and the challenges litigants face when seeking redress against law enforcement officers accused of unlawful misconduct. Our distinguished panel will provide views of Qualified Immunity from the perspectives of both the plaintiff and defense.
Topics to includes:
- History of Qualified Immunity
- Use of Qualified Immunity in Federal Court vs. State Court
- Current Reform Proposals to the Qualified Immunity Standard
Panelists:
Joy T. Anakhu, Senior Counsel, New York City Law Department
Bennett Capers, Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Race, Law and Justice, Fordham Law School
Kenneth J. Montgomery, Principal, Kenneth J. Montgomery, PLLC
Moderator:
Luwick Francois, Attorney
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Join President Anta Cisse-Green and the Officers and Board of Directors of the MBBA for the December MBBA Membership Meeting
You are invited to attend the MBBA‘s Quarterly Membership Meeting on Monday, December 7th at 6:30 pm via the Zoom virtual platform.
If you have any questions, please contact info@mbbanyc.org
Join President Anta Cisse-Green and the Officers and Board of Directors of the MBBA for the March MBBA Membership Meeting
You are invited to attend the MBBA‘s Quarterly Membership Meeting on Monday, March 15th at 6:30 pm via the Zoom virtual platform.
If you have any questions, please contact info@mbbanyc.org
Join President Anta Cisse-Green and the Officers and Board of Directors of the MBBA for the MBBA June Annual Meeting and Elections.