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Racial Disparities, Dane County and the Death Penalty
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsCriminal Injustice: Racial Disparities, Dane County and the Death Penalty Join us on Wednesday February 8, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. in Lubar Commons, at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Speaker/Panelists: Tricia Bushnell, Clinical Faculty, “The Innocence Project, “ UW Law School Pamela Oliver,... -
2012 Black History Month Events
Posted on January 29, 2011 | No CommentsUW BLSA’s 2nd Annual Event Series in Honor of Black History Month Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Race and the Law ********************* Friday, February 3rd 2012 Title: UW BLSA Black History Month Presentation at Lincoln Elementary 12:00pm – 1:15pm Wednesday, February 8th 2012 Title: Criminal... -
BLSA/WAAL Lounge Night March 3, 2012
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsOn March 3, 2012. UW BLSA hosted a networking event for our guests, the Wisconsin African American Association of Lawyers(WAAL). The successful event was orgnaized by the Executive Board of UW BLSA, special thanks to Co-Cordinators Ms. Torrie Williams(2L) and Mr. Christopher Carter(1L) here are... -
BLSA members volunteering around Madison-Fall 2011
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsCommunity Service Chair, Lauren Murphy(2L), organized a successful series of community service events. BLSA members volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry and also the YWCA Girls Inc. . Thanks to all those who volunteered. -
Civil Rights Pioneer Vel Phillips ’51 Honored at UW Law School
Posted on February 9, 2012 | No CommentsCivil Rights Pioneer Vel Phillips ’51 Honored as Trailblazer at LEO Fall Reception Vel Phillips, civil rights pioneer and community activist, was the honored guest at the October 26 Fall LEO Reception as the first inductee into the UW Law School Trailblazer Walkway. The purpose of... -
Candids: BLSA meeting February, 2012.
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsSnapshots of our February, 2012 BLSA general body meeting. -
American Violet Screening
Posted on January 29, 2011 | No CommentsMovie & Discussion February 15th at 7pm UW Law School Screening of “American Violet” the story of “A single African-American mother struggling to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas.” The movie will be... -
National Black Prosecutor’s Roundtable
Posted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsOn November 6, 2010, the National Black Prosecutor’s Association and the UW-BLSA presented the annual National Black Prosecutor’s Roundtable at the University of Wisconsin Law School. The Roundtable featured a panel of both State and Federal prosecutors from the National Black Prosecutor’s Association from various... -
Black Law Student Association Successful at Mock Trial
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No CommentsA group of University of Wisconsin law students have achieved excellent results at the regional competition in Minneapolis last week. The UW Black Law Students Association sent two two-person teams to compete in the Fredrick Douglas Moot Court Competition and an additional four-person team to... -
LEO Banquet
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No CommentsUW Law supports diversity through their Legal Education Opportunities Program. The program supports UW BLSA, and host an annual banquet to honor it’s graduated, current and future LEO students. In 2010 UW BLSA hosted the LEO banquet. The guest speaker was Attorney Michael L. Mr....