You might not have heard of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, but the organization has been active since 1981. It is a voluntary Bar Association of the some of the most powerful Black female lawyers and judicial officials in the state. The group concentrates its activities on the issues of women and children and empowering the community across the state. On Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, the group, which numbers 1,000 members, installed its new officers for the year at Spelman College in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Auditorium. The impact of Black lawyers could be seen on the faces of those gathered to share their common vision this year: “Galvanized to Change Georgia and the World.”

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