Weaver, Kendall (1. februar 2016). Ten Stars: The African American Journey of Gary Cooper—Marine General, Diplomat, Businessman, and Politician. NewSouth Books. s. 118. ISBN9781603064149. «At its fortieth anniversary convention, in Detroit, Jay reflected on its formation and its future: We organized at NYU during the halcyon days of the late '60s, in the midst of riots, and our mission was contemplated, debated, discussed, agreed upon, refined and re-refined as only law students can do. But finally we decided that our mission was to articulate and promots professional needs and goals of African American law students ...to initiate a change within the legal system that would make it more responsive to the needs of the African American community.»