Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford (D-NV) joined other politicians, activists, and scholars at the…
73 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Committee held a virtual briefing with a group of sociall justice advocates and scholars to discuss police reform. Several members acknowledged the Juneteenth holiday and George…
1,253 viewsJournalist and Brookings Institution fellow Andre Perry argued that there has been a deliberate devaluation of Black people and their communities in the United States. This virtual event…
668 viewsPanelists talked about Mick Caouette’s film “Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP.” They spoke about Justice Marshall’s early law career as well as his work in the South to…
1,344 viewsPanelists talked about lessons learned from Professor Anita Hill’s 1991 congressional hearing that future Supreme Court Justice Clarence had sexually harassed her with his use of language while…
1,339 viewsParticipants talked about the legacy of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education on the 50th anniversary of the landmark case. Among the topics they addressed were how the decision was…
491 viewsIn the first panel of an afternoon session of State of the Black Union 2006 titled, “Defining the African American Agenda, Part II,” participants focused on the State of the Black Union…
6,590 viewsIn a forum titled, “Where Do We Go From Here?: Chaos or Community? Black America’s Vision for Healing, Harmony and Higher Ground,” black leaders talked about African-American issues since…
991 viewsBlack scholars discussed the topic of reparations for the descendants of African-American slaves. They also responded to questions from the audience. Professor Kimberle Crenshaw moderated.…
369 viewsA panel of legal scholars talked about civil rights and the Supreme Court as part of the National Bar Association’s annual convention in Memphis, TN. They examined cases that impacted the…
205 viewsFollowing prepared remarks about African-American women and welfare, the participants answer questions from the audience.
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