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As a civil rights attorney and student of black history, I'm often asked which books I would recommend for someone who wants to learn more about both subjects. Therefore, I decided to make a video of 7 books...
Today marks the fiftieth year since Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In thinking about his death and juxtaposing it to the death of Stephon Clarke who was shot six times in the back by the police, I...
https://youtu.be/dDcTqFWbIiE
In law school I was disappointed by the dearth of civil rights courses available. Thankfully students had the ability to create ad hoc seminars around subjects that interest us and fit within the rigorous guidelines mandated for each course....
The use of invidious discrimination to prevent African Americans from serving on juries goes as far back as the end of slavery and has been a persistent presence in American jurisprudence.
https://youtu.be/_Ye6hIZAQPg
This is the fourth installment of the Untold Series where I look at some of the most important civil rights cases. I quickly unpack their stories and why I believe they are significant. This series is an adaption to...
In 1896 the Reconstruction era was unequivocally dead when the U.S. Supreme Court officially sanctioned Jim Crow in Plessy v. Ferguson. The result was a very dark and scary period for blacks in America. Some scholars have even argued...
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This is the fifth installment of the Untold Series where I look at some of the most important civil rights cases. I quickly unpack their stories and why I believe they are significant. This series is an adaption...
https://youtu.be/m5rhunIaFO8
This is the ninth installment of the Untold Series where I look at some of the most important civil rights cases. I quickly unpack their stories and why I believe they are significant. This series is an adaption to...
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This is the sixth installment of the Untold Series where I look at some of the most important civil rights cases. I quickly unpack their stories and why I believe they are significant. This series is an adaption...
https://youtu.be/UuAhcFL4N3w
This is the tenth installment of the Untold Series where I look at some of the most important civil rights cases. I quickly unpack their stories and why I believe they are significant. This series is an adaption to...