Belafonte and MoFo Celebrate 50

Morrison & Foerster celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 recently with a star singer and civil rights activist: Harry Belafonte. He's flanked here by New York managing partner Brett Miller and firm chair Larren Nashelsky.

Harry spoke about the loss of his friend and fellow activist Maya Angelou, his inspiration from his mother, and his stardom that gave a platform for advocating for change. He also met with MoFo's 2014 Diversity Fellows, a group of nine minority 1L students the firm supports, talking to them about using their education to make the world a better place.

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