The Society of Black Lawyers (SBL) was founded in the United Kingdom by
Rudy Narayan
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in 1969, as the Afro-Asian and Caribbean Lawyers Association. By 1981, it was known as its current name. It was co-chaired by Narayan and
Sibghat Kadri
Sibghatullah Kadri QC (23 April 1937 – 2 November 2021) was a British barrister and a Chair of the Society of Black Lawyers. He was the country's first Pakistani and Muslim Queen's Counsel barrister.
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It aims to promote the rights and welfare of lawyers
of colour,
as well the rights of people of colour in the community who need legal protection or are facing harassment.
Since 1984, its chair has been
Peter Herbert, a retired judge.
See also
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National Conference of Black Lawyers
The National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL) is an American association, formed in 1968, to offer legal assistance to black civil rights activists, it is made up of judges, law students, lawyers, legal activists, legal workers, and scholars. ...
(US)
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Political blackness
The notion of "political blackness" arose in the United Kingdom as an umbrella term to refer to all people in the UK who were likely to experience discrimination based on skin colour; i.e., anyone who was not white.
Following increased immigration ...
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