Southwestern University will welcome Paula Boggs as the keynote speaker for the 2021 Commencement ceremony. Boggs will bring insights from her historic and varied career, which often includes breaking barriers as the first woman of color in her professional life as an attorney, Army Airborne veteran, corporate executive, philanthropist, and musician.
The Recording Academy recognizes excellence in the recording arts and sciences, cultivates the well-being of the music community, and ensures that music remains an indelible part of our culture. Paula Boggs has been elected as a Governor on the Pacific Northwest Chapter’s Board of the RECORDING ACADEMY™
Paula Boggs took a leap into the unknown in 2012, leaving an unparalleled career in the law and starting her music career. In this episode of B.S.: Beyond Stereotypes, Paula retired GC of Starbucks and current frontwoman for the Paula Boggs Band, shares stories of her upbringing, her love of music and why being a Black woman has been her superpower.
Fender has announced Paula Boggs has been appointed to its Board of Directors as of 2021.Mark Fukunaga, chairman of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, said of Boggs’ appointment: “We could not be prouder of the strength and incredible growth of Fender, especially this year. This year has proven that the power of music unites, and we will continue to do our part during this unpredictable time.
The Charlotte E. Ray Award is presented to a woman lawyer for her exceptional achievements in the legal profession and extraordinary contribution to the advancement of women in the profession. The award is named for Charlotte E. Ray, a legal pioneer and the first African-American female lawyer in the United States. The 2020 Charlotte E. Ray Award was presented to Paula Boggs, Founder of Boggs Media, LLC, at the MCCA Virtual Diversity Gala on October 28, 2020.
This multi-pronged approach captures the very essence of what our event is all about, face-to-face interactions and senior-level discussions with the most influential women in law representing today’s top organizations. The virtual summit will offer more content, more insights, and more opportunities to make the connections that matter to you.
What began as a music industry initiative to spur support for the Black community morphed into a full-blown social media phenomenon, with users posting the black squares in solidarity with protesters across the country demanding justice for George Floyd, a Black man who died at the hands of the Minneapolis police. As celebrities and corporations across industries ran with the trending topic, the original message became increasingly obfuscated for many. Was it a day of social media silence? Some sort of call for action? Or just another back-patting hashtag for well-meaning white folks?
Paula was presented with the 2019 LMBA Trailblazer Award during the Philip L. Burton Memorial Scholarship Dinner on May 17th. The LMBA is a statewide civil rights organization, named after famed civil rights attorney Loren Miller. For the past 51 years, the LMBA has thrived in its efforts to advance the social and economic wellbeing of people of color, while improving relations between the legal profession and the community.
Paula will be one of the featured panelists on the ever-popular NAMM panel will explore this year’s newest copyright cases in the courts, from Led Zeppelin to Katy Perry and more. It will go especially deep into the core question: What is the line between originality and infringement, and where does inspiration start and blatant copying take over? The session will take a look at this year’s hit documentary “Echo In The Canyon” to guide the discussion about what constitutes inspiration (as per Laurel Canyon in the 1960s) and how the landscape of collaboration and creativity has changed over the years.