HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH FOR THE USA AND CANADA!

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH FOR THE USA AND CANADA! I am bringing back nominations! Please nominate yourself and/or someone else who is an IMLA member worthy of being recognized for their excellent efforts in and out of the office. With the permission of the nominee, please email me directly at dshahnami@imla.org<mailto:dshahnami@imla.org>, with the person’s bio and headshot by February 21st. We will post all the nominees on our blog. I will email the diversity listserv with the article once it's posted. If you would like to share any resources, articles and discussion topics for Black History Month, please email them to me! Please email Avery at amorris@imla.org if you would like to be added to the diversity listserv for updates! Thank you, Deanna [logo]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__imla.org_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nIGEovRo_H4MoA0s8lF2YZ30Z9FvFJNoVAV7tSgWGTs&m=eynONViXLcfcYKxfzuY-I1UwWZhV4a7HFqslKZRU903cwqnii4Z-duPC9pgZVNjl&s=CKWQjgQD4OhJCcsR7Xmfr21mA6qXhtMPdcL030OI9ho&e=> [facebook icon]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nIGEovRo_H4MoA0s8lF2YZ30Z9FvFJNoVAV7tSgWGTs&m=eynONViXLcfcYKxfzuY-I1UwWZhV4a7HFqslKZRU903cwqnii4Z-duPC9pgZVNjl&s=NSvtCEdU4eD9bnjIImzI6Dt7ewOiwbL-JMnYvtR7_64&e=>[twitter icon]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_imlalegal&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nIGEovRo_H4MoA0s8lF2YZ30Z9FvFJNoVAV7tSgWGTs&m=eynONViXLcfcYKxfzuY-I1UwWZhV4a7HFqslKZRU903cwqnii4Z-duPC9pgZVNjl&s=iKM3vVILLFndoeRE3r-BDw37EwjZ9HIptTfTTzM-ugM&e=>[linkedin icon]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_company_international-2Dmunicipal-2Dlawyers-2Dassociation-2Dinc._&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nIGEovRo_H4MoA0s8lF2YZ30Z9FvFJNoVAV7tSgWGTs&m=eynONViXLcfcYKxfzuY-I1UwWZhV4a7HFqslKZRU903cwqnii4Z-duPC9pgZVNjl&s=xZuBCfSMChmH_5tE7ASqe8niFvzVL4bDGy6wpYpKmgk&e=> Deanna Shahnami (she/her) Assistant General Counsel, Director of DEI International Municipal Lawyers Association P: (202) 466-5424 x7105 D: (202) 742-1019 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 Plan Ahead! See IMLA’s upcoming events<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__imla.org_events_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nIGEovRo_H4MoA0s8lF2YZ30Z9FvFJNoVAV7tSgWGTs&m=eynONViXLcfcYKxfzuY-I1UwWZhV4a7HFqslKZRU903cwqnii4Z-duPC9pgZVNjl&s=GnfvwTUozLbwDVoOVXxHCYG7RP_OsIzD41YbS6myJUM&e=>, calls and programming.