Celebrating 43 Years of Excellence
The Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys seek to ensure the equitable administration of justice, particularly as applied to women of color. The MBWA is similarly concerned with social policy and civil rights issues in the greater minority community.
About MBWA
Welcome to Our Website
Thank you for visiting our website. We are a not-for-profit
professional bar association dedicated to addressing the
concerns of Black women attorneys, the Black community,
and the greater Boston community at large. These concerns
include racism and sexism in the legal profession, and equal
employment opportunities, among other challenges that
Black women attorneys face.
Our organization is committed to actively promoting the
advancement and recognition of attorneys, judges, law
professors and students within every facet of the legal
community and beyond. MBWA encourages community
engagement, supports attorney wellbeing, and offers
members a forum where attorneys gain the knowledge and
experience to advance their legal careers.
We invite you to subscribe to our email list or contact us at
info@massblackwomenattys.org to learn more about our
organization and upcoming events.
Featured Events & Highlights.
The Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys (MBWA) is proud to announce that we will hold the Annual Ida B. Wells Awards Celebration
on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Boston.
During our program, we will honor the achievements of exemplary Black women attorneys in the legal profession. Doreen M. Rachal, Partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and Nicole M. Bluefort, Founder, Law Offices of Nicole M. Bluefort,
will each receive the Ida B. Wells Award. We will also present Shanuah Beamon, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & EVP at City Year with the Justice Geraldine S. Hines Public Service Award.
