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We're committed to the study and practice of civil rights, human rights, and racial justice law and advocacy.

We seek to obtain the goal of racial justice by using a human rights framework and a social movement centered approach.

Howard University School of Law
Notre Dame Hall, Room 107
Washington, D.C. 20059

202-250-5403

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We believe that:

Real, lasting social change requires collaboration between law, organizing, and research in service of community-led movements.
In order to effectively fight for our people we must think globally and act locally.
All communities should be freed from the systemic racism that undermines freedom and equal justice in our country.

Justice For Marcus Garvey Campaign

Join the campaign to exonerate 20th century organizer, Marcus Garvey, and learn about our efforts in the contemporary Black liberation movement

Learn more about the Justice for Garvey campaign

Harvard Law - Howard Law Justice Initiative Continues

Howard Law Justice Initiative Continues

Learn more about the Systemic Justice Project

CRT Hotline

We have joined the #TruthBeTold campaign to form the Critical Race Theory (CRT) Hotline.

Learn more about the CRT Hotline

International Tribunal

Students helped file an indictment in a people's tribunal marking the 70th Anniversary of the We Charge Genocide Human Rights Report co-authored by W.E.B. Du Bois.

Tribunal 2021

Amicus Brief for Sundiata Acoli

The Center along with students at the Movement Lawyering Clinic filed an amicus brief in support of Black political activist and political prisoner Sundiata Acoli.

Learn more about Sundiata Acoli

Challenge to Curfews Imposed by D.C. Mayor

Amicus Brief on First Step Act

Read About the First Step Act

Amicus Brief on 2016 Dakota Pipeline Demonstration

Learn About the Case

Supported the passage of the Mike Brown Bill

McKesson Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court

Head, Hands, Heart

We seek to obtain the goal of racial justice by using a human rights framework and a social movement centered approach. We use our heads, our hands, and our hearts to make a difference:

engaged research when fighting the battle of ideas in the ivory tower;
movement lawyering when fighting for our rights in the courts, the Congress, and other halls of power; and
community organizing when fighting to build power in the communities where our people live out their lives.

With commitments in the ivory tower, courthouse, Congress, and the community, we hope to serve as a connector that bring out the best in both worlds, all in the service of the movement.

Learn About Our Mission and Work

We invite educators under threat to contact us for confidential assistance.

Learn about the Hotline

We are building a dream team of lawyers, legal scholars and advocates who are committed to social justice, human rights and civil rights, including:

1) Law Teaching Fellow, a dynamic legal professional with a passion and interest in participating in litigation of a constitutional magnitude affecting civil and human rights. An ideal candidate also has an interest in entering the legal academy as a tenure-track law professor.

2) EJC/TCI Staff Attorney, an experienced litigator who understands the intersection of the first amendment and environmental justice. An ideal candidate will have experience with protest rights and familiarity with environmental issues, particularly as it relates to the Black community.

3) Social Justice Fellow, an experienced researcher with a background in education or educational policy as well as social justice.

Howard alumni are encouraged to apply!

Join Our Team