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The Right to Protest is protected by the First Amendment

Law students Chanel Sherrod, Dominique Dille and Temitope Aladetimi make their voices heard as they joined hundreds of thousands of protesters across the country in the Summer of 2020. Photo taken near  White House on June 14, 2020. 

Protest covered by NPR - Sam Gringlas

Future Social Justice Advocates Learn from Justin Hansford

The Center provides a platform for future social justice advocates, students and leaders to learn about movement lawyering, constitutional rights, and current issues in civil and human rights. 

Catalyst for Racial Justice

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'White Guilt': Black Attorneys Talk Frankly About Race and Implicit Bias

This centers discussions on racism in the legal profession, from micro aggressions to negative attitudes about Black attorneys. There is a facilitation of honest and uncomfortable dialogue with the goal of making the workspace, and the legal industry at large, a more inclusive and diverse atmosphere. 

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Issues

Police Violence

Black Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police in the United States.

Mass Incarceration

Black Americans are 13% of the population, but 34% of those incarcerated.

Reparations

The legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, and the War on Drugs continue to plague Black communities.

The First Amendment

The First Amendment is a racial project [that] results in predictable racialized outcomes that redistribute resources along racial lines.

Race & COVID-19

Disparate impact of COVID-19 in the black community

Environmental Justice

In partnership with the Environmental Justice Center at Howard University School of Law

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