Celebrating Our 2025 Top Choice Recipients

Celebrating Our 2025 Top Choice Recipients We are happy to introduce the third class of Top Choice Recipients for the 2025 Affiliates Scholarship Award. These future leaders of the legal profession have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, resilience, and a...

Honoring Outstanding Commitment to Justice: Sonya Hoskins, Esq.

Honoring Outstanding Commitment to Justice: Sonya Hoskins, Esq. At the National Bar Association’s Centennial Convention on July 29, 2025, in Chicago, Sonya D. Hoskins, Esq., one of our valued Board Members, was awarded the 2025 Gertrude E. Rush Exceptional Commitment...

Celebrating Our 2025 Fred D. Gray Hall of Fame Honorees

Celebrating Our 2025 Fred D. Gray Hall of Fame Honorees The National Bar Institute proudly recognizes five of our distinguished Life Members who were inducted into the Fred D. Gray Hall of Fame in 2025: Vickie Turner, Harold Pope, Robert L. Bell, Honorable Steve...

Honoring Vickie Turner: Recipient of the Cora T. Walker Award

Honoring Vickie Turner: Recipient of the Cora T. Walker Award Congratulations to Vickie Turner, who has been selected as a recipient of the esteemed Cora T. Walker Award. This prestigious accolade is awarded to members of the National Bar Association (NBA) who have...

Recap: Bar Passage Success Program Orientation

Recap: Bar Passage Success Program Orientation On September 14, 2024, the National Bar Institute held a virtual Orientation via Zoom for its Bar Passage Success Program, with 19 enthusiastic students in attendance. Hosted by Belinda Stith and Charlyn Stanberry, the...