Raising the Bar - Student Debt
May 19, 2019
College graduates are entering adulthood with massive amounts of Student Debt,but how can we combat the epidemic? Raising the Bar hosts Jason Clark, President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association and Attorney Adeola Adejobi are joined by Nicole L. Arrindell, Associate General Counsel, and Nicole R. Perry, Deputy Commissioner of New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to discuss the financial burden.
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Raising the Bar with the MBBA
Co-hosts Jason Clark, President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA), Attorney Adeola Adejobi, and their guests discuss legal issues facing the African American community.
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