Fall 2007

August

17 - 1L Mixer with MS Magnolia Bar
25 - 1L Academic Retreat
30 - General Body Meeting

September

13 - Speaker: Jennifer Riley-Collins (MS Youth Justice Project)
21 - "Black & Brown" Conference: MIRA&SCLC
22 - Habitat for Humanity
21-23 - Regional Academic Retreat (New Orleans, LA )
27 - BLSA General Body Meeting

October

10 - Ronald McDonald House
11 - Speaker: Keyla McCullum (MS Attorney General's Office)
25 - "Meet & Greet the Democratic Candidtates"

November

8 - Panel Discussion "Beyond Billable Hours: What Are Your Opinions?"
Panelist: Regina Quinn May, Malcolm Harrison , Patricia Ice, Gerald Mumford, and Teselyn Funchess
5 - 9 - Dress for Success Community Service Project

Spring 2008

JANUARY

23-27 -Black Law Students Association Southern Region Convention, Columbia, SC.

FEBRUARY

6 - Black History Month Lunch and Learn Series “Have a Vision. Be Demanding…How To Demand Respect as a Female Professional.”
Presented by: Attorney Barbara Meeks
13 - Black Love Day
11-28 - Community Service Project: Operation Shoestring
20 - Black History Month Lunch and Learn Series “Hip Hop Music. Does it Hinder the Plight of Racial Understanding?”
Presented by: Professor Michael McCann
27 - “Do Not Call for Black Power or Green Power: Ending Racial Sentencing
Discrepancies Through Brain Power.”
Panelist: Merrida Coxwell, Marvel Gordon, Nsombi Lambright, Kathy Nester,
and Aafram Sellers

MARCH

6 - “Beyond Black and White: The Importance of Cultural and Gender Diversity in the Workplace.”
Panelist: Bill Chandler, Alina Ng, and Grace Tate
26-30 -NBLSA National Convention, Detroit, MI

APRIL

5 - Car Wash Fundraiser
10 - “Language y La Ley” Basic Legal Spanish Seminar

MAY

8 - 3L Graduation Banquet “Trailblazers for a Better Tomorrow”