{"id":58,"date":"2009-09-02T08:43:05","date_gmt":"2009-09-02T15:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harvardblsa.com\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-10-20T13:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:47:25","slug":"welcome-to-hblsa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Black Law Students Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading home-hero-text\">Harvard Black Law Students Association<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5b5683f2 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srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/Photo-Mar-03-2025-13-22-47-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/Photo-Mar-03-2025-13-22-47-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/Photo-Mar-03-2025-13-22-47-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/Photo-Mar-03-2025-13-22-47-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/Photo-Mar-03-2025-13-22-47-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/Photo-Mar-03-2025-13-22-47-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the Harvard Black Law Students Association<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We encourage current members, HBLSA Alumni, prospective students, and the community at large to stay updated on HBLSA events, press releases, member accomplishments and so much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"4349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/welcome-to-hblsa\/attachment\/3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/3-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-id=\"3573\">Internal Affairs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out how BLSA is supporting its members and our law school community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"4351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/welcome-to-hblsa\/attachment\/1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2025\/10\/1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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