{"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":"2026-05-03T19:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:31:37","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\">\n<h1 data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-fit-text\">Harvard Black Law Students Association<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" data-attachment-id=\"4502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/dsc07270\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1776860857&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC07270\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-1024x683.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/DSC07270-2048x1365.jpeg 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\">Summer 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As a student-run organization, our members, alumni, and broader community are at the heart of everything we do. We invite current members, HBLSA alumni, prospective students, and supporters to stay connected and engaged\u2014whether through our events, press releases, member achievements, or ongoing initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we look ahead to the 2026\u20132027 academic year, our newly appointed Executive Board and committee chairs are already hard at work preparing what promises to be another exceptional and award-winning year. Their vision, energy, and leadership will set the tone for continued success across all initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to the outgoing 2025\u20132026 Executive Board and committee members. Their dedication, leadership, and hard work were instrumental in shaping this past award-winning year and building a strong foundation for the incoming board to build upon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/welcome-to-hblsa\/executive-board\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/welcome-to-hblsa\/executive-board\/\">2026\u20132027 HBLSA Executive Board<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\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 aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_6639-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2046\" data-attachment-id=\"4504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/2026\/03\/18\/hblsa-earns-national-recognition\/img_6639\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_6639-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2046\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6639\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_6639-300x240.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_6639-1024x818.jpg\" 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data-id=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/2026\/04\/22\/hblsa-earns-national-recognition\/\">HBLSA Headlines<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HBLSA raised the bar\u2014 we earned Regional President of the Year and National Large Chapter of the Year.<\/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 aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/BLSA-285.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8192\" height=\"5464\" data-attachment-id=\"4507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/blsa-285\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/blsa\/files\/2026\/04\/BLSA-285.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8192,5464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5 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