TO PROMOTE AND RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WITHIN THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND JUDICIARY; ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF JURISPRUDENCE, UPHOLD THE HONOR AND INTEGRITY OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, IMPROVE THE ADMISTRATION OF JUSTICE, DISSEMINATE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND PARTICULARLY, TO AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND TO IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE BAR, THE JUDICIARY AND THE PUBLIC.