Howard University School of Law opened its doors in 1869 during a time of dramatic change in the United States. There was a great need to train lawyers who would have a strong commitment to helping black Americans secure and protect their newly established rights. The objective of the School of Law…
Panel 3: Us v. Them: A Case of Extreme Politics and Stifled Progress
Panel 2: “Protest, What Have You Done for Me Lately (…Legally)?”
Closing Speaker: Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congresswoman for the District of Columbia.
Keynote Address by Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, and Author of "Courage to Dissent"
Panel 1: The Poor are Getting Poorer: Economic Insecurity Leads to Economic Inequality
Opening Remarks by Interim Dean Okianer Christian Dark and others Opening Speaker: Harold L. McDougall, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law