{"id":79280,"date":"2021-05-04T09:12:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T13:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=79280"},"modified":"2021-05-27T11:12:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T15:12:51","slug":"celebrating-blsa-gala","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2021\/celebrating-blsa-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating BLSA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story alignwide js-wp-block-video-story record-block-video-story has-video-story-hed\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-teaser\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-media\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-media-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1050\" height=\"630\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/05\/Angela-Davis-at-BLSA-Gala-2021.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dr. Angela Davis speaking at the 2021 BLSA Conference and Gala\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/05\/Angela-Davis-at-BLSA-Gala-2021.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/05\/Angela-Davis-at-BLSA-Gala-2021-636x382.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/05\/Angela-Davis-at-BLSA-Gala-2021-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/05\/Angela-Davis-at-BLSA-Gala-2021-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/05\/Angela-Davis-at-BLSA-Gala-2021-992x595.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/05\/Angela-Davis-at-BLSA-Gala-2021-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/05\/Angela-Davis-at-BLSA-Gala-2021-1000x600.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\tclass=\"wp-prepress-button-play is-size-lg is-style-alternate record js-wp-block-video-story-play\"\n\t\thref=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/view\/?v=GT5ZT0\">\n\t\t<span class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"embellishment\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-content-align\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Student Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-video-story-hed\">The 2021 BLSA Conference &amp; Gala<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-video-story-dek\">An excerpt from Dr. Angela Davis&#8217;s keynote address.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\tclass=\"wp-prepress-button-play is-size-lg is-style-alternate record js-wp-block-video-story-play-smallScreen\"\n\t\thref=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/view\/?v=GT5ZT0\">\n\t\t<span class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"embellishment\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer js-block-video-story-videoplayer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"responsive-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/interface\/embed\/embed.html?v=GT5ZT0&#038;captions=true&#038;controls=0&#038;jsapi=1\" width=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"310\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-thevideo\"  allow=\"autoplay;\" loading=\"eager\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Rewind 10 Seconds\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-rewindBtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Forward 10 Seconds\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-forwardBtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-endstate js-block-video-story-endstate\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-endstate-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-endstate-controls-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"RePlay Video\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-replayBtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>RePlay<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-watchagain\">Watch it again<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The 2021 BLSA Conference &amp; Gala<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-endstate-controls-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Share Story\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-shareBtn js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share This Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#comments\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-endstate-controls-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-component-comment-counter label\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComment\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-controls-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<progress class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-progress\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-progress-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width: 0%;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/progress>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-pauseplay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Play Video\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-playBtn active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Pause Video\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-pauseBtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Pause<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-options\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Share This Story\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-shareBtn js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Volume\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-volumeBtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Volume<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-volumeBtn-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input orient=\"vertical\" type=\"range\" name=\"volume\" min=\"0\" max=\"100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Captions\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-captionsBtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Captions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Fullscreen\" class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-fullscreenBtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Fullscreen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-videoplayer-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Student Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-video-story-hed\">The 2021 BLSA Conference &amp; Gala<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar record-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">May 4, 2021<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/authors\/marilyn-icsman\/\">Marilyn Icsman<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"Video by\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/authors\/lauren-eckenroth\/\">Lauren Eckenroth<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-tab-container js-block-video-story-tab-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-tab-container-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"wp-block-video-story-tab-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"active js-wp-block-video-story-summaryBtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-video-story-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<g>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M17,14H4v2h13V14z M17,18H4v2h13V18z M4,24h22v-2H4V24z M12,6v2h14V6H12z M12,12h14v-2H12V12z M19,20h7v-6h-7V20z M6,10.5\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\th1.9L8.4,12l1.6,0L7.9,6H6.1l-2.1,6l1.5,0L6,10.5z M6.9,7h0.2c0.1,0.4,0.6,2.4,0.6,2.4H6.2C6.2,9.4,6.8,7.4,6.9,7z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Summary\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-wp-block-video-story-transcriptBtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-video-story-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<g>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"st0\" d=\"M26,26c0,0,0-0.9,0-2.4c0-0.9,0-1.6,0-1.6h0l-4,0L26,26z M26,8.4C26,7.1,24.9,6,23.6,6H6.5C5.1,6,4,7.1,4,8.4\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tv11.2C4,20.9,5.1,22,6.5,22L26,22c0-0.1,0-0.4,0-2.4V8.4z M23,17H7v-1H23V17z M23,14H7v-1H23V14z M23,11H7v-1H23V11z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Transcript\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-summary js-wp-block-video-story-tab-summary show-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-video-story-transcript js-wp-block-video-story-tab-transcript\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>The BU Law community gathered recently to celebrate \u201cBlack Resilience: Our Legacy, Our Future,\u201d the Black Law Students Association\u2019s 51st Annual Conference and Gala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, adapted to a virtual format in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, featured spoken word from Boston&#8217;s Poet Laureate, Porsha Olawiyola, and a keynote address from Angela Davis, political activist, author, and professor emerita at UC Santa Cruz. Dr. Davis\u2019s speech focused on structural racism and antiracist efforts like the recent mass protests, which she noted are a positive indication that more people may be ready to reframe their understanding of racism and reimagine the institutions that perpetuate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBLSA&#8217;s Annual Conference &amp; Gala serves as a reminder of the strength and resilience of BU Law\u2019s Black community,\u201d says BLSA copresident Etenish Abebe (\u201922). \u201cThis year, we felt that it was incredibly important to reflect on the ways in which our community has persevered through such unprecedented times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the pandemic forced the cancellation of BLSA\u2019s 50th anniversary event last March, this year\u2019s gala recognized alumni, law firms, and BU Law community members with awards for both 2020 and 2021. Among those recognized were Associate Dean for Equity, Justice &amp; Engagement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/anna-di-robilant\/\">Anna Di Robilant<\/a> and Assistant Director for Government &amp; Public Interest Careers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/eron-hackshaw\/\">Eron Hackshaw<\/a>, who received the Student\u2019s Choice Award. The Young Alum award was given to the host of the event, Jonathan Allen (\u201919), a former preacher and the cofounder of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theleadershipbrainery.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leadership Brainery<\/a>, alongside Brandon Greene (\u201913), the director of the racial and economic justice program at the ACLU of Northern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-end-of-article\">&nbsp;Copresident Robert Gipson II (\u201922) says it was fitting to celebrate Black resilience at this year\u2019s conference, as BLSA\u2019s solidarity and legacy of empowerment has helped carry the student community through the tumultuous year. \u201cBlack resilience, after all, is about the collective hope, wisdom, and tenacity that has propelled every Black generation,\u201d he says. \u201cWe feel both humbled and inspired by the evening, and look forward to beholding the vision of the capable leaders who will carry this solidarity into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BU Law community gathered recently to celebrate \u201cBlack Resilience: Our Legacy, Our Future,\u201d the Black Law Students Association\u2019s 51st Annual Conference and Gala.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11260,"featured_media":79282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"bu_prepress_billboard":"{\"post_id\":76220,\"hed\":\"A Community Effort\",\"dek\":\"Next Article\",\"class\":\"wp-block-editorial-billboard record-block-editorial-billboard is-style-accent-photo has-dark-overlay has-media\",\"backgroundId\":\"76319\",\"backgroundUrl\":\"\\\/law\\\/files\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/hands-raised-970x456.jpg\",\"backgroundType\":\"image\",\"backgroundOpacity\":\"100\"}","_bu_prepress_primary_term":"Student Life","_bu_prepress_primary_term_manual":""},"tags":[3900,1860],"bu-publication":[3742],"record-article-category":[3786,3758],"record-topic":[],"bu_edition":[],"media_type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/79280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11260"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79280"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/79280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79294,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/79280\/revisions\/79294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79280"},{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=79280"},{"taxonomy":"record-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/record-article-category?post=79280"},{"taxonomy":"record-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/record-topic?post=79280"},{"taxonomy":"bu_edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_edition?post=79280"},{"taxonomy":"media_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_type?post=79280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}