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Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association
The Law Offices of J. Stewart Moore, P.C.
320 Carleton Ave, Suite 3300,
Central Islip, NY 11722
Long Island Black Bar Association
The AMISTAD Long Island Black Bar Association was founded in 1996 and was created to foster community, professional development, and growth among attorneys of color in the Long Island area. As J. Stewart Moore, one of Amistad’s founding members has said, “Amistad is all about history.” This is demonstrated even in the organization’s name.
"Le Amistad" was the name of the 1839 Spanish ship whose passengers were so famously memorialized in Steven Spielberg’s movie of the same name. In 1841, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Africans aboard the Amistad had been illegally transported and held as slaves, and thus the Court ordered them freed. The Amistad survivors victoriously returned to Africa in 1842.
While many are familiar with this United States Supreme Court case involving the African passengers, some do not know that the Amistad ship itself first docked in Sag Harbor, Long Island before being transferred to Connecticut, becoming a part of local history.
AMISTAD seeks to continue the tradition of providing opportunities for networking, leadership, and professional growth to attorneys in the practice of law who work and/or live on Long Island.
AMISTAD actively provides supportive environments for law students, judges, and attorneys of color in all walks of the profession.
AMISTAD was formerly known as the AMISTAD Suffolk Black Bar Association before the organization expanded to both the Nassau and Suffolk regions. AMISTAD includes among its members judges, prosecutors, lawyers in private practice and in the public service, as well as students of the local law schools. We are proud of AMISTAD's history, and we look forward to many more years of continued growth and leadership.
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April 27, 2024
A Retrospective of Cannabis Legalization
featuring Christopher Alexander,
Executive Director of the
NYS Office of Cannabis Management
3:00PM
Location: TBA
May 08, 2024
Reaching Equilibrium:
Self Care, Self Awareness, & Community Support
An Evening with
Don Sinkfield, LMHC
Details TBA
SAVE THE DATE!
RAISING THE BAR
AMISTAD'S 2024 GALA
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
6:00PM
Details TBA
Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association, Inc. is organized under IRS Code Sec. 501(c)(6)
For a copy of our By Laws, please contact President@AmistadBlackBar.org
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