Brooklyn courts kick off Black History Month with ceremony featuring Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
The Kings County court system and the Brooklyn Bar Association kicked off Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 1, with an opening ceremony featuring Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Central Brooklyn).
“We begin a month of exciting activities to celebrate Black History Month,” said Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Barry Kamins. Surrounded by Afro-centric dolls dating back to 1913, the ceremony began with a processional of attending judges and a presentation of colors.
Rev. George Wade, Esq. gave a moving invocation; Wade is also the law clerk for Kings County Supreme Court Justice Sylvia Ash.