In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Garden State Bar Association is pleased to join the Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey (ABWL-NJ) for a special virtual presentation featuring Deborah Tulani Salahu-Din, Co-Curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

This program will explore the enduring legacy of Mary McLeod Bethune and the pivotal role Black women have played in leadership, social justice, historical change, and contemporary activism. Drawing from the Smithsonian exhibition Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women’s Activism, the presentation will highlight Bethune’s impact and the broader tradition of Black women’s leadership in shaping American history.

Event Details

Program: Mary McLeod Bethune & Black Women’s Activism
Presenter: Deborah Tulani Salahu-Din, Co-Curator, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Format: Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81020061041?pwd=Qf0K6VG4vep0gUMxBwT8htxUA8F6mw.1

Meeting ID: 810 2006 1041
Passcode: 902827

Additional information about the exhibition referenced in the presentation can be found here:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/making-way-out-no-way/forces-change

The Garden State Bar Association encourages its members and the broader legal community to join this engaging and educational Women’s History Month program.