The past year has demonstrated to the public that the laws and policies of the United States are inherently racist and anti-Black. In the midst of a global pandemic, it was laid bare that the community suffering the greatest losses in terms of evictions, education, police brutality, and health outcomes was the Black community. Structural racism has created complex, yet often hidden, barriers that make it harder for Black people to succeed. These laws and policies might seem racially neutral on their face but often have insidious roots. This symposium will: (1) highlight the historical connection between laws and policies and current structural racism in the United States; and (2) identify the changes needed in various areas of law and policy— housing, city planning, criminal & juvenile justice, mass incarceration and education —to ensure that as a community, we work together to ensure that these laws are changed and equity is attained for all people.
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Featured Panel Speakers
- Professor Rachel Moran, University of California Irvine Law
- Dr. Andre M. Perry, Brookings Fellow
- Professor Kimberly J. Robinson, UVA Law
- Professor Kristin Henning, Georgetown Law
- Professor Andrea Armstrong, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
- Nia Weeks, Esq., Executive Director of Citizen SHE United
- Professor Deborah Archer, NYU Law
- Professor Lisa Alexander, Texas A&M University School of Law
- Professor Ezra Rosser, American University- Washington College of Law
- Rev. Gregory Manning, Activist
- Rayven Calloway, Educational Activist and Doctoral Student
- Lynn Rhodes Polk, Educational Activist and Doctoral Student
- Cashauna Hill, Esq., Executive Director of Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center
- Derwyn Bunton, Esq., Orleans Public Defender