Joseph K West

Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Duane Morris LLP

[Dwann B 🇺🇸 @dwannb]

That’s Ron Carter (90 years young) on bass. Herbie Hancock (86) on piano playing So what. They were Miles Davis’s “new band” in 1963. Funk and Hip hop owes these 2 gentlemen everything.

[capitolhunters @capitolhunters]

We might still debate whether Natalie Harp had an dark motive for attaching herself to Trump, so that she reads his emails, writes his comms, and influences his reactions. But foreign leaders have sure noticed how useful she is in that role: "she is a channel..."

[Joseph K West @JosephKWest]

@BestBuy HORRIBLE…Tech shows up June 13 with wrong equipment. I returned it MYSELF, rescheduled appointment for 6/17. Flew to town BB cancels it WITHOUT TELLING ME. Rescheduled for 6/29. Received text saying tech be here b/w 11a-3p. It’s now 6:48 pm Called BB 5 times. Told “no info”!

[New Orleans Saints @Saints]

"Hakim dropped the ball!"

25 years ago today 🔥

📺: At Atlanta on Sunday (Noon CT - FOX)

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

💔

[Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law @LawyersComm]

🎉 2025 Higginbotham Leadership Awards Gala: Rooted in Justice, Rising in Solidarity

On October 16, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law celebrated 62 years of advancing civil rights at our 25th Annual Higginbotham Gala — an unforgettable evening honoring leaders who embody courage, unity, and justice.

✨ Honorees included Laurence Fishburne, Kristen Clarke, Yolanda Renee King, Chicago Women in Trades, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

📸 Relive the night of leadership, legacy, and solidarity and check out our official photo gallery here: https://t.co/KoLk87aMxE

#HigginbothamGala2025 #CivilRights

Photo credits: Heaven Brown & Victoria Colbert / Imagine Photography for the Lawyers’ Committee

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

Wendell Pierce Has Been Carrying Iconic Shows for Decades — Give Him His Flowers https://t.co/xzX1zhvYO5

[Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. @g_maatman]

Thank you to our clients who joined us today for our annual Developments in Workplace Law and Practice seminar in Chicago. It was a pleasure to speak on key class action trends and the unprecedented changes at the EEOC this year shaping government enforcement litigation.

[Vernon Reid @vurnt22]

Condolences 💐 for those dead, injured, & traumatized by last night’s senseless vehicular mass murder.

An attack on NOLA is an attack on
joy itself.
😒

[Joseph K West @JosephKWest]

@gtconway3d There’s history here. The last time the Cowboys played in NOLa their fans had the unmitigated gall to “parade” on Bourbon St. The Who Dat Nation remembers and keeps receipts.

[Living Colour @LivingColour]

Vernon Reid @vurnt22 : My seven favorite Living Colour guitar riffs https://t.co/6soR13Wm5g

[Will Calhoun @WillCalhounDrum]

5 reasons this all-Black band should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame https://t.co/YHWXNfQXgR

[Joseph K West @JosephKWest]

Congrats Terrance!

[Duane Morris LLP @DuaneMorrisLLP]

Duane Morris partner @tjelawyer has been elected chair of the @CALawyersOrg (CLA) Board. CLA is the largest voluntary state bar association in the United States, representing the interests of California’s more than 260,000 lawyers.

Full press release: https://t.co/yROOZMLVJz

[Duane Morris LLP @DuaneMorrisLLP]

Duane Morris Partner and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer @JosephKWest was named the recipient of the @nationalbar Association’s Cora T. Walker Corporate Partnership Award! Congratulations, Joseph!

Full press release: https://t.co/cCQIuCmc4Z

[Duane Morris LLP @DuaneMorrisLLP]

Please join us for "A Conversation with Juliette Pryor in Honor of Juneteenth" on Wednesday, June 19.

Register for the webinar: https://t.co/rsfVG2ENHK

[Duane Morris LLP @DuaneMorrisLLP]

Please join in recognizing Jewish-American Heritage Month – in this year of 2024, it is now more critical than ever.

[Duane Morris LLP @DuaneMorrisLLP]

This weekend marked the end of the debut run of the one-man show "Like They Do in the Movies," written and performed by actor Laurence Fishburne — which includes the moving story of what his longtime friend @JosephKWest endured during Hurricane Katrina.

https://t.co/m9MQ3Cy2HF

[Duane Morris LLP @DuaneMorrisLLP]

In a celebration of Black History Month, @JosephKWest was joined by Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard who currently serves as Senior Vice President of Business Affairs for @ABC News.

Full Webinar Replay: https://t.co/tt4yZWNXhq

[Joseph K West @JosephKWest]

Connected with my guys @LivingColour in London. Is there a greater band on the planet? I think not. Great set at Forum Kentish Town. Appreciate the love Vernon , Corey, @DougWimbish and especially my brother the great @WillCalhounDrum