Student Orgs & Journals
Harvard Black Law Students Association
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Law & Influence – Leveraging Law to Lead Change Panel
February 24, 2025
Honorable Victor A. Bolden U.S. District Judge (Connecticut), Lisa LeCointe-Cephas Partner DLA Piper, and Legally Priscilla Current Civil Rights Attorney explore how a law degree…
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Join entrepreneur George Fatheree, III for an immerse workshop that teaches students how to hone their voice across various mediums, including social media, news outlets, podcasts,…
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Harvard BLSA 2025 Spring Conference
February 24, 2025
Harvard BLSA’s 2025 Spring Conference will feature 2 days of academic, cultural, and professional development programming. Keynote speeches from Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh…
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Join the Harvard Black Law Students Association as they welcome back esteemed alum Chequan Lewis (‘12). Currently President of Crunch Fitness he previously served as…
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G. Terrell Seabrooks elected 139th president of Harvard Law Review
February 6, 2025
G. Terrell Seabrooks, who was selected as the 139th president of the Harvard Law Review, says he will 'maintain the legacy of excellence embodied in each volume of the Harvard Law Review while cultivating a collaborative environment that leverages each editor’s unique contributions'.
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‘Kiah was all light’
January 31, 2025
Kiah Duggins, a member of the Harvard Law School Class of 2021, was a civil rights attorney and beloved graduate.
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HBLSA x Wilkinson Stekloff Lunch and Learn
January 22, 2025
Join HBLSA to hear from premier litigation boutique Wilkinson Stekloff and learn more about practicing at a trial-oriented litigation boutique and some of the firm’s…
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Brenna Phillips ’24 has been awarded the 2024 Righeimer Prize, an honor that celebrates a graduating student in recognition of exceptional citizenship within the Harvard Law School community.
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Brenna Phillips ’24 spent the past three years helping create community on the Harvard Law School campus, and plans to use her degree to promote education reform.
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Sophia M. Hunt ’25 elected president of the Harvard Law Review
February 1, 2024
The Harvard Law Review has elected Sophia M. Hunt ’25 as its 138th president.
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The legacy of ’23
May 17, 2023
As the Class of 2023 prepares to cross the commencement stage, we asked a few graduating students to share their favorite Harvard Law memories.
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Kareem Carryl is this year’s recipient of the Frank Righeimer Jr. Prize. Described as a “devoted champion of students’ interests,” Carryl is being recognized for…
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Brianna Banks named winner of Stuntz Memorial Award
May 20, 2022
This year, Brianna Banks was named the 2022 winner of the William J. Stuntz Memorial Award for Justice, Human Dignity, and Compassion, which recognizes a graduating student who has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to the principles of justice, human dignity, and compassion while at Harvard Law School.
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Jackson Beard ’22 has known she wanted to be a lawyer since she was 14 — and she can recall the exact moment that set her on her path to Harvard Law School and her future career.
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Securing justice for George Floyd
February 28, 2022
In a recent talk at Harvard Law School Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reflected on the George Floyd murder trial of Derek Chauvin, and verdict.
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‘Maybe I will do something bigger that hopefully impacts the world’
February 14, 2022
At an HLS talk, Byron Allen — owner of the most successful Black-owned media group in history — shared his career history and experiences with the law.
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Forging a family
May 19, 2021
As Chinelo Krystal Okonkwo ’21 knows, there’s the family you’re born into and the family you forge; she credits both with helping her navigate Harvard Law.
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BLSA mock trial team heads to national competition
February 24, 2021
BLSA team — the first from HLS — heads to the Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial National Competition.
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Representing ‘The Super Class of 2021’
December 15, 2020
During a global pandemic when classes are remote and students are living around the country and the world, there is no such thing as business as usual. But this year’s class marshals are determined to do their part.
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Emanuel Powell wins Gary Bellow Public Service Award
May 22, 2019
Emanuel Powell ’19 is the winner of this year’s Gary Bellow Public Service Award, established in 2001 to honor Professor Gary Bellow ’60, his commitment to public service, and his innovative approach to the analysis and practice of law.