Black History Month kicks off in Brooklyn courts
To say that Black History Month for the Kings County Court system is a big deal would be an understatement, as a month’s worth of events began with an opening ceremony at the Kings County Supreme Court on Monday afternoon.
The court’s ceremonial courtroom was decorated to the theme of, “Sites of the African American Experience in New York City,” as dozens of judges, lawyers and court employees packed the court to listen to keynote speaker Marc H. Morial, president of the National Urban League.
“The African-American experience in this nation is deep and varied and, quite frankly, fraught with both pain and injustice,” said Hon. Lawrence Knipel in his opening remarks. “It’s essential for us, all of us as a nation, to remember and reflect upon the African-American historical experience and to maintain eternal vigilance against the curse of racism and other corrosive isms.”