The Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA) is an association of African-American and other minority attorneys in New York City. As of 2012-2013, the president is Nadine Fontaine.

History

The MBBA was founded on July 5, 1984, replacing two preexisting organizations, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Lawyers Association and the Harlem Lawyers Association. The leaders of these organizations, including erstwhile presidents

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, are thus sometimes cited as co-founders of the organization. The Harlem Lawyers Association, which had been the city's oldest black bar association, was founded in 1921. It drew particular national attention in the 1950s when Cora Walker became its first female president.{{Cite news, work=Jet, title=Cora T. Walker, Pioneering Female New York Attorney, Succumbs at 84, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FzsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35, page=35, date=2006-08-07 The Bedford-Stuyvesant association was founded in 1933.

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External links

Official site
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