Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of chattel slavery in the United States, was the basis of a program presented by the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) Minorities in the Profession Section (MIPS) on the significance of the holiday and how the legal profession can help in the continued effort to battle injustice against African Americans.

Panelists for the program, titled "Juneteenth: More Than Just a Holiday, Learning from Our History and Fortifying Our Future," included Raymond M. Brown, partner, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden; Paula Edgar, CEO, PGE Consulting Group; Cliff Dawkins, assistant dean and director of the minority student program, Rutgers University; Cedric Ashley, of Ashley Law Firm; and NaSheena Porter, special deputy attorney general/acting assistant prosecutor, Union County.

Kenya Tyson, assistant provost, academic affairs and university curriculum, The New School, moderated the program, and James A. Lewis, chair of MIPS and executive director, office for diversity and inclusion, New York City Bar Association, introduced the program.