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We are delighted to announce our new Charles J. Beard Fellows, Annabelle Halliday and June W., who will join our summer program this year. Both are also part of the nationwide Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Scholars program. This year we received hundreds of incredibly impressive applications and are so thankful to all the students who showed interest in us. Congratulations to Annabelle and June!

Thank you to the Bay State Banner for highlighting our recent event in commemoration of the landmark civil rights case, Morgan v. Hennigan, featuring speakers Stanley Forman, a photojournalist who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo “The Soiling of Old Glory" and subject of the photo, Dr. Theodore “Ted” Landsmark, 50 years later. Read more about the photograph and event at:

The lasting impact of one iconic photo - The Bay State Banner On April 5, 1976, Theodore “Ted” Landsmark, a Black, New York-born lawyer living in Boston, was rushing to a meeting with a development agency to discuss how to create opportunities for minority construction workers. When the 29-year-old reached City Hall Plaza, he crossed paths with a rowdy gro...

Thank you to all who joined us last week for the most recent programming in our commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Morgan v. Hennigan, the landmark civil rights decision that ordered Boston Public Schools to desegregate. We’d also like to sincerely thank our speakers Dr. Theodore "Ted" Landsmark, Stanley Forman, and moderator Jeffrey Mullan, Partner and Trustee of the Foley Hoag Foundation for their participation. Dr. Landsmark is a distinguished educator, lawyer, and civic leader, who was the subject of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph, "The Soiling of Old Glory", taken by Stanley Forman in 1976, which sparked national outrage and debate over racism, civil rights, and patriotism. Dr. Landsmark and Mr. Forman were kind enough to share their thoughts about the moment that transformed their lives and the nation and discuss the legacy and relevance of the photograph today. This event was also part of our Black History Month celebrations, which centered around “African Americans and the Arts.”