The Metropolitan Black Bar Association held its 35th-anniversary awards gala at Pier Sixty in New York City on May 17th. More than 600 members attended, raising over $390,000.

Six individuals were honored as the organization continues to highlight African American contributions to the legal profession.

Posing for a photo were, from left, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who received the public servant of the year award; association president Jason Clark and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.