A Wise Justice’s Forewarning Breonna Taylor at a graduation ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky. Source. In 1949, Justice Frank Murphy dissented in the case of Wolf v. Colorado, passionately defending the exclusionary rule. The forward-thinking justice, who was a leading advocate in the fight for racial equality, warned that only by exclusion can we ensure that…
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Gregory Hodge on "Working for Racial Equality: Moving from Talk to Action with an Equity Agenda"
If, rather than view the video above, you prefer to listen to an audio recording of this event, you can do so at the bottom of this post or via Spotify or Apple Podcasts. On Thursday, February 25, 2021, GGU Presents, the GGU Race & Justice Task Force (RJTF), and the GGU’s Black Law Student…
Video Interview: Octavia Carson, Founder, Community Fund for Black Bar Applicants
The Community Fund for Black Bar Applicants was founded by Octavia Carson, J.D. a 2020 law school graduate. Its mission is to provide at least $500 to 100 Black bar exam applicants across the United States each year. This mission stems out of a desire to diversify the legal profession and raise the percentage of…