Black History Month Closing Ceremony

We will be hosting our Black History Month Closing Ceremony on

Sunday, February 28th from 4pm to 6pm in the Atrium.

The ceremony will feature art by David Williams, singing by Da Annointed Crew, poetry by

Jax Youth Slam Team, and guest speaker Professor Cleveland Ferguson!

Appetizers will be served!

Dress is "Sunday's Best" but feel free to come as you are!

Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend!

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact me or Nakeshia Hawkins.

Hope to see you there!

WLSA Chili Cook-Off

The Women's Law Student Association (WLSA)

is having its Annual Chili Cook-Off tomorrow,

February 24th in the Atrium from 11am-1pm.

For $5, you may sample a variety chili from each organization, including BLSA.

Proceeds from the Cook-Off will go to Charity. Come out and enjoy some chili for a great cause!

Lyricist Lounge

It's that time of year again! FCSL's Lyricist Lounge will be held on

Thursday, February 25th from 6-9pm in the Atrium during DIVERSITY WEEK.

Come out and enjoy an evening of entertainment while performers share their talents with the FCSL community!
Please contact Dagmawi Adane if you would like to perform, or have any questions about the event.

BLSA Alumni BBQ

Our Alumni BBQ will be held on Saturday, February 27th from 3-7pm on the FCSL back deck.

If you are a FCSL Alumn or know an FCSL Alumn, join us for an afternoon of fellowship and great food!

Diversity Week

Next week is DIVERSITY WEEK here at Florida Coastal!

MONDAY

Speaker: Charlene Taylor Hill of Jacksonville Human Rights

12:00 pm- 1:00 pm

TUESDAY

World Fair

Sample Dishes and enjoy cultural displays from around the world!

FCSL Atrium

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

WEDNESDAY

Chili Cook Off with WLSA

For $5, sample a variety of Chili made by different student organizations

FCSL Atrium 11:00 am- 1:00 pm

If you would like to make Chili to be entered into the contest, please contact Adrianne Irish as soon as possible.

&

Hot Dog Wednesday with Jewish Law Students Association & Society of Islamic Law

FCSL Atrium/Deck

4:00 pm- 6:00 pm

THURSDAY

Intercontinental Benefit Breakfast

Feed Haiti Theme, members of the Coastal Law community can bring canned goods for free breakfast or pay $2

All money raised will be donated to UNICEF

FCSL Atrium, 8:00 am-10:00 am

&

Lyricist Lounge with BLSA

FCSL Atrium, 6:00 pm- 9:00pm

FRIDAY

Movie: Crash

Popcorn and candy will be served

FCSL Room TBA

7:00 pm- 9:00 pm

Join us this week and celebrate DIVERSITY!

Annual S.O.U.L Event

BLSA Ladies,

On Saturday, February 20, 2010 we will celebrate our

Annual S.O.U.L.

(Sisters Of Florida Coastal United in Law) event at

P.F. Chang's China Bistro,

located in the St. John's Towncenter at 6:30 p.m.

If you plan to attend please RSVP to Karchona Johnson no later than Friday, February 19, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. Please be reminded that in order to receive your FREE DINNER, you must RSVP by the deadline. No exceptions.

We look forward to sharing this sisterhood bond with each and every one of you!

Congratulations, Julia Latimer!!

Please congratulate our

Chaplain Julia Latimer

on winning the

Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association Name Contest

for their newsletter.

The newsletter will now be called

"Legal Leaflets of Legacy: The Hawkins Herald

Informative, Inspiring....It's All Inside"

Julia won a free copy of the Florida First Black Lawyers and a $100 American Express gift card.

She will be honored at the Florida Conference of Black Legislators 2010 Gala Celebration on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Tallahassee, FL.

FOOD FOR THE SOUL

A Friendly Reminder that next

Wednesday, February 17th from 11am-1pm

we will have our "Food for the Soul" Fundraiser in the Atrium.

We still need volunteers to make a dish for this event, so if you would like to contribute a dish, please email Ruby Green or Karchona Johnson. You may check your FCSL email for a list of food ideas, or Ruby and/or Karchona will let you know which items are still needed. 
Also, please come out and enjoy some great food!!
Prices are $6.00 per plate, or $6.50 for a plate w/ drink.

This event is for everyone, and we encourage ALL of you to join us!

Affirmative Action/Racism Panel at FCSL

We had a great turnout and wonderful discussion during yesterday's Affirmative Action Panel.

Many thanks to our panelists Professor Kenneth Nunn and Professor Zanita Fenton who traveled to be with us, and our guests who contributed to a very informative and enlightening discussion!

BLSA Meeting Next Week-Guest Speaker Rodney Hurst

BLSA Family,

Our next General Body meeting will be held on

Thursday, February 18th from Noon - 1:15 pm in FCSL Room 455.

We will have a very special Guest Speaker

Rodney Hurst

Edward Waters College Alum and Award-Winning author of

"It was Never About a Hot Dog and a Coke",

where Hurst gives his personal account of the 1960 sit-ins right here in Jacksonville and Ax Handle Saturday.

Below is an excerpt from Mr. Hurst's website:"I want to share with you a facet of Jacksonville's history very few are willing to discuss, let alone embrace. Although its darkness may give Jacksonville's reputation a black eye, the eye-opening details, when synthesized, provide a remarkable history worth telling.

The peaceful protests of teenagers who dared to challenge segregated white lunch counters is not a myth or an urban legend. Nor is the attack by more than 200 whites with baseball bats and ax handles on 34 Black NAACP Youth Council members on August 27, 1960.
Today's generation must understand the circumstances and the times that led to this racially explosive and violent day in Jacksonville's history. Regardless of what you have heard or seen about sit-in demonstrations, it was never about eating a hot dog and drinking a Coke! It was always about human dignity and respect."
The Struggle Continues…Rodney L. Hurst, Sr.
Please visit Mr. Hurst's website at http://www.rodneyhurst.com/ for more information.

We strongly encourage you to join us for what we anticipate will be an afternoon of fellowship and learning!

As Always, LUNCH WILL BE SERVED! :)

Racism Panel at FCSL this Thursday

BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION and

THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY PRESENT:

The State of Racism in 2010

Topic: Are We Living in a Post Racial America?

Date: Thursday, Feb 11, 2010 from 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

Location: FCSL Room 250 (changed from 455)

Special Guest Speakers:

Professor Kenneth Nunn, Professor Zanita Fenton and Mr. Roger Clegg

LUNCH Will Be Served!

Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend! Please join us for what will be a great discussion!

Post-Racial America: Are You Kidding Me?

The Jacksonville Human Rights Commission
will sponsor a great event that will discuss race relations after the election of our first

African- American President.

An Evening with Dr. Andrew Manis

Associate Professor at Macon State College

Keynote Speech: "Post-Racial America: Are You Kidding Me?"

When: Thursday, February 18, 2010

6:00pm Reception, 7:00 pm, Keynote Speaker

Where: WJCT Public Broadcasting Studios

100 Festival Park Ave.

This is a great networking opportunity for BLSA members and everyone is encouraged to attend!

Also, this is a catered, FREE event!

Please RSVP to 904-630-4620

Questions? Please contact Mr. Travis M. Sumter

BLSA Opens Black History Month!

BHM Opening Ceremony

Black History Month is off to a WONDERFUL start!!

Our Opening Ceremony this evening was the best ever, and I want to thank my BHM Committee and Executive Board for all of their effort and support. Special thanks to Kimberle' Henry, Carolyn Martin, Stephanie Idio, JaQuilla Coleman, Candes Prewitt, Ruby Green, Dean Jones and Dean Taggart for helping to make this evening special. And last, but not least, I appreciate all of the members who came out to show their support, and I hope everyone found it enjoyable!

BHM Trivia
As part of our activities for Black History Month, we are displaying "Fun Facts in Black History" on the plasma screens throughout the school.

Many thanks to Stephanie Idio for taking the time to compile all of these facts for the month!

On each Thursday in February we will have a table set up in the Atrium where participants may answer trivia questions from those slides which will be placed in a box. We will conduct drawings at the end of each week, and the first trivia winner with all of the correct answers will receive either a gift card or special discounts from Kaplan PMBR.

Be sure to read BHM Fun Facts each day to play BHM Trivia, and tell your friends!

Lyricist's Lounge

It's that time of year again! FCSL's Lyricist's Lounge will be held on

Thursday, February 25th from 6-9pm in the Atrium during DIVERSITY WEEK.

If you sing, dance, recite poetry or play an instrument, share your talent with the FCSL Community and sign up with Dagmawi Adane. The deadline for Lyricist's Lounge sign-ups is Friday, February 19th.

If you would like to volunteer to set up or clean up for this event, please let me know.

BLSA Mock Trial Champions in Daily Record News Article

Click on the link below to read the article about our own BLSA Team MAKING HISTORY at the
Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition in Baton Rouge, La.

Congratulations again to Ruby Green, Adrianne Irish, Jaimee McDowell and Clarence Sydnor! :)

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=530162