Brooklyn courts end Black History Month with fashion show
Judges and Court Employees Strut Down the Runway
The Brooklyn court system takes Black History Month seriously, and had a total of 14 events designed around this year’s theme “The Crisis in Black Education” at various courthouses in Downtown Brooklyn.
On the final day, however, the judges and court employees have a bit of fun with its fabulous Black History Month Closing Ceremony Fashion Show. The annual event has the court’s judicial and non-judicial staff dress up in designs by local merchants as they strut their stuff down the runway.
“We’ve been doing this for about 20 years and it gets harder every year, but people love it and we have a lot of fun doing it,” said Leah Richardson, co-chair of the courts’ Black History Month Committee. “These are court employees, judicial and non-judicial. It’s part of our Black History Month program, but it’s something that the public and the other court employees love. It’s something people look forward to all year.”