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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Raising The Bar:
On this episode of #RaisingTheBar, The Manhattan Black Bar Association discusses cooperatives and workers rights with Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard and Julian Hill.
Oliver Scholars' CEO Salon Series: The Black Vote and American Democracy
Dr. Danielle Moss leads a discussion with Dr. Basil Smikle, Arva Rice, and Tamika Mallory on the past, present, and future of American democracy and black and brown people's role within it.
Raising The Bar: Wills and Estates
What happens to your possessions when you pass away? How does a will work? Co-hosts Jason Clark and Adeola Adejobi learn about wills and estates with attorneys Kadeen L. Wong and Preston C Demouchet on the latest episode of Raising The Bar.
Raising The Bar: Predatory Lending
What should you look out for when applying for a loan? Jason Clark and Adeola Adejobi of The Manhattan Black Bar Association sit down with Bomopregha Julius, Real Estate Attorney at The Northern Law Group and Gabriel Yomi Dabiri, Shareholder at Polsinelli, to learn common examples of predatory...
Raising The Bar: The Future of Civilian Oversight
On this week's Raising The Bar, Jason Clark and Adeola Adejobi from The Manhattan Black Bar Association sit down with Jerika Richardson Jonathan Darche from NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board to learn more about how New Yorkers can report police misconduct.
Raising The Bar: Holding Prosecutors Accountable
How much discretion does a prosecutor have in a court room? The Manhattan Black Bar Association's Jason Clark and Adeola Adejobi sit down with Diane Lucas and Jullian Harris-Calvin from The Justice Collaborative to learn how a prosecutor's decisions impact both the outcome of a trial and the...
Raising the Bar: Holding Prosecutors Accountable
How much discretion does a prosecutor have in a court room? The Manhattan Black Bar Association's Jason Clark and Adeola Adejobi sit down with Diane Lucas and Jullian Harris-Calvin from The Justice Collaborative to learn how a prosecutor's decisions impact both the outcome of a trial and the...
Raising The Bar: Desegregating Education in New York
In 1954 Brown v. Board of Education declared segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional. Sixty-six years later, America's most segregated schools aren't in the deep south. They are in New York. Jason Clark and Adeola Adejobi sit down with Linara Davidson Greenidge and Dr. Robert S. Harvey...
Raising The Bar: Prison Reform - Human Rights
The MBBA of NYC sits down with The Alliance of Families for Justice to discuss prison reform and the rights of both prisoners and their families.