Come to the 27th Annual Martin Luther King JR Luncheon

Join the North Shore Black Women's Association (NSBWA) for the 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon at Anthony's of Malden on January 18th, 2020 from 11 am - 2 pm.

This years honoree is Kristyn Henry. Kristyn J. E. Henry, Esq. is a skilled attorney whose courtroom experience began during law school at Florida Coastal School of Law as a member of the Mock Trial Team. Kristyn was then a judicial intern to the Honorable Kenneth V. Desmond Jr. in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court. Kristyn then worked as a full time student intern with the Suffolk County DA’s Office in the Roxbury Division of the BMC practicing under SJC Rule 3:03. She later continued as a part-time student intern while finishing her last semester of law school as a visiting student at Suffolk University Law School. Kristyn graduated from law school in 2.5 years, and passed the bar examination on her first attempt. She was hired as an attorney with a criminal defense firm and worked there for seventeen months as she began her legal career. Later, Kristyn worked at another private firm and assisted with criminal and civil matters while broadening her experience with different types of law. She then joined the Committee for Public Counsel Services as a staff attorney with the Criminal Trial Support Unit of the Private Counsel Division. She has now joined the Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services and is currently a trial attorney in the Roxbury Municipal Court Office, servicing Roxbury and Dorchester Municipal Courts as well as Suffolk Superior Court.Kristyn is a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar as well as the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She is also a current active member of the Massachusetts Black Lawyer's Association, the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the National Legal Aid & Defender Association. Additionally, she holds a Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, FL where she received a Governor's scholarship. She also received pro-bono honors recognition for providing over 400 hours of pro-bono legal service throughout her time in law school. Kristyn also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing, with honors, from Hampton University in Hampton, VA where she received a Presidential scholarship.

This year's guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Randall C. Bailey, Activist and Scholar, formerly from Malden. Billy Michael Honor said of Rev. Bailey, "the good news in his retiring is that he leaves a legacy of distinguished scholarship that will not soon be forgotten. To his credit he has nearly 100 scholarly publications, dozens of special lectureships and professional awards. He has held offices in scholarly Guild Associations, in Ecumenical Councils, and has taught courses and lectured in institutions on three other continents beyond North America. He has also been fortunate to preach in churches of several denominations on five continents. Perhaps, most notably, he has helped mentor future generations of Black Theological Scholars; and along with other faculty members at ITC assisted over 20 students in gaining admission to PhD programs in various theological disciplines. Of these 12 have already received their degrees and are performing in significant ways in the church and the academy. In addition, he has also mentored a number of pastors and church leaders who are presently engaged in creative and liberating ministry."