Founded in 1925, the
National Bar Association (NBA) is the nation's oldest and largest association of African-American lawyers and judges. The organization’s
constitution
states that its objective is to “promote legislation that will improve
the economic condition of all American citizens regardless of race, sex,
or creed.” Despite its mission to “protect civil and political rights
of the citizens and the residents of the United States,” the National
Bar Association overwhelmingly defeated a measure that would include
LGBT-specific nondiscrimination language in its constitution in a vote
of 36-120.
But has the NBA turned it's back on Black LGBT lawyers? Kimberly McLeod, at
EBONY.com, shares the stories of LGBT lawyers, including Kylar Broadus, and their allies in this fight for equality.
"During the first quarter of the 20th century, twelve African-American
pioneers with a mutual interest in, and
dedication to justice and the
civil rights of all, helped structure the struggle of the
African-American race in America." (From NBA Perspective)
Justice for all means just that, all? So what happened?
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