Press Features

We'd like to thank all the publications who have highlighted our organization's story, thus far. We've received tremendous support from our peers, followers, and future pre-law students thanks to these published stories. Our future is bright, and we look forward to continuing to share our progress and growth with others. For future press inquiries, please refer to our contacts page.

#WCW: THE WOMEN OF THE BLACK IVY PRE-LAW SOCIETY AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

May 15, 2017: What did Cornell University students Samantha Camy and Lydia Anglin do after they noticed the lack of organizations geared towards supporting students of color who want to pursue a career in law on their college campus? (Excerpt from Because of Them We Can Blog)

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How Two College Juniors Are Fighting For Diversity In Law

May 16, 2017: Two years ago, The Washington Post published a story with the headline, “Law is the least diverse profession in the nation. And lawyers aren’t doing enough to change that.” It revealed that a whopping 88 percent of lawyers are White and that, in major law firms, only 3 percent of associates and 2 percent of partners are Black. (Excerpt from Teen Vogue and Jopwell's The Well)

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Black Ivy Pre Law Society Seeks to Promote Ethics, Excellence

March 21, 2017: The newly established Black Ivy Pre Law Society, a “professional honor society for students of color who are dedicated to pursuing a degree and career in law upon graduation,” is aiming to increase the minority representation in pre-law fields, according to the founders Samantha Camy ’18 and Lydia Anglin ’18. (Excerpt from The Cornell Daily Sun)

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