Podcasts about charles hamilton houston institute

Join me in my conversation with Harvard Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin as we discuss her new book, Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality, a biography of the civil rights icon and first African American woman appointed to the federal judiciary, Constance Baker Motley. Guest Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin Tomiko Brown-Nagin is dean of Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School, and member of the history department at the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. An award-winning legal historian and an expert in constitutional law and education law and policy, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Law Institute, and the American Philosophical Society, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a distinguished lecturer for the Organization of American Historians. A frequent lecturer and media commentator about issues in law, history and higher education, Brown-Nagin has published articles and book chapters on a wide range of topics, including the Supreme Court's equal protection jurisprudence, civil rights law and history, the Affordable Care Act, and education reform. Her 2011 book, Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford), won six awards, including the Bancroft Prize in U.S. History. In her latest book, Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality (Pantheon, 2022), Brown-Nagin explores the life and times of Constance Baker Motley, the pathbreaking lawyer, politician, and judge. In 2019, Brown-Nagin was appointed chair of the Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery, which is anchored at the Radcliffe Institute. Brown-Nagin has previously served as faculty director of Harvard Law School's Charles Hamilton Houston Institute and as codirector of Harvard Law School's law and history program, among other leadership roles. She earned a law degree from Yale University, where she served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal; a doctorate in history from Duke University; and a BA in history, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Furman University. Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings. In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught a study group on Independent Investigations of Presidents. Previously, Michael was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as Deputy Independent/ Independent Counsel, investigating allegations of tampering with presidential candidate Bill Clinton's passport files, and as Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Foreign Affairs Committee, October Surprise Task Force, investigating the handling of the American hostage situation in Iran. Michael is a prolific writer and has published Op-ed pieces for CNN.com, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Hill, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post. Follow Michael on Twitter: @michaelzeldin Subscribe to the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-said-with-michael-zeldin/id1548483720

NAWLTalks Podcast Episode #7 focuses on the NAWL Survey, the lack of progression in the promotion and retention of women in the legal profession, and what we need to know to make meaningful change!This episode is a recording of a concurrent workshop that was hosted live at NAWL's 17th General Counsel Institute. The conversation is led by Dr. Destiny Peery, the NAWL Survey Researcher, as well as a Principal Consultant for the Red Bee Group LLC, and the Interim Managing Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School, and Su Suh, who is the Pro Bono Racial Justice Counsel, as well as the co-chair for the NAWL Survey Committee.

Is the Voting Rights Act effectively dead as a superstatute? Is the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act the best way to protect minority voters in the United States? Are the dangers of election subversion and voter suppression more closely linked than some have said? On Season 3, Episode 3 of the ELB Podcast, we talk to Guy Charles, the Charles Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and faculty director of HLS's Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.

Calls for social justice and police reform have gained momentum as unrest continues across around the world in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. These calls are intersecting with the coronavirus pandemic. As part of our regular series discussing the coronavirus crisis, The World's health reporter Elana Gordon moderated a live conversation with David Harris, managing director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard Law School.

T. Anansi Olajuawon, JD is a 30 year old award-winning author, consultant, speaker, scholar-creator and PhD dissertation fellow: a modern twist on the traditional Black griot. They were selected as one of BlogHERs 2017 Voices of The Year--as well as a keynote--for their incisive writing. Tabias was also recognized in 2012 as one of the "Top 100 Emerging LGBTQ Leaders" by the White House Office of Public Engagement, their work focuses on the intersections and compounded effects of race, law, sexuality and gender in the United States. A zealous advocate for reproductive and sexual rights, Olajuawon-Wilson also speaks regularly about HIV criminalization, vulnerability, gender, critical love ethics, afro-pessimism, black queer theory, racial capitalism, masculinities, humanization and access to power within and across racial-sexual formations. Tabias' work and insights have been featured in publications and organizations such as: The Christian Science Monitor, Mic.com, Cassiuslife, AfroPunk, The Black Youth Project, TheBody.com, The Born This Way Foundation, Oklahomans For Equality, Tulane School of Law, The Huffington Post, Harvard Law, The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute, The Critical Black Studies Reader, Harvard University, Columbia Teachers College, Tufts University, The University of California at Berkeley, The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Morgan State University, The Potter's House DC, The Harriet Tubman House (Boston), The Art of Life After, Spontaenous Celebrations, The DC Public Library and Fire & Ink among others. Twitter @blaqueerflow | IG: BlaQueerOfLeft |www.tabiasolajuawon.com | Venmo:tabias-wilson | PayPal: blaqueerflow@gmail.com and Cashapp $tabiasw Original recording on April 14 2020 ----- DiDi Delgado is creating change (unapologetically). http://linktr.ee/thedididelgado https://thedididelgado.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-full-set-podcast/support

This panel explores the intersection of racism, oppression, urban trauma, disaster, and other social realities faced by those desperately in need of peace. More than the absence of violence and war, we need the aggressive and proactive generation of peace, healing, and bliss under a continuing barrage of compromises to health and well-being. What is peace? How do we create it when there is little? Who deserves peacemaking? Speakers and Moderators: - Zumbi, founder, Kilombo Novo; director, Trauma Response and Recovery at Boston Public Health Commission - Emily Click, assistant dean for ministry studies and field education and Lecturer on Ministry at Harvard Divinity School - David Harris, managing director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School For more info: http://tinyurl.com/y33o4t6c Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at hds.harvard.edu/.

Far too often, communities of color are left out of policy discussions and decisions that directly affect their livelihoods, opportunities, and well-being. Today, we focus our discussion on how to incorporate and nurture voices within communities of color as a strategy to achieve justice by interviewing Dr. David Harris, Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School. During the interview, we discuss the promise and potential of current social justice movements in relation to historical civil rights movements (31:35), the importance of nurturing voices within affected communities (33:48), and how to harness the power of social media to enact change (36:57). We also have a conversation about the importance of both radical and incremental approaches to social change (41:09), we define community justice and discuss how to achieve it (45:55), and highlight strategies of action that everyday people can use to create change (54:52)     Other Topics Include: 0:30 - Catch up with Ty and Daphne 3:10 - Oh Lawd News 17:10 - Introduction of the Topic 19:20 - Learn More about Dr. David Harris 24:50 - Learn More about the Charles Hamilton House Institute 49:58 - Race and the Changing Rhetoric Around Drug Policy 58:53 - Ty and Daphne Reflect on the Interview   Resources: Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School - https://charleshamiltonhouston.org Proposing a Marshall Plan for Domestic Policy (by David J. Harris and Johanna Wald) - https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/06/03/proposing-marshall-plan-for-domestic-policy/mnKSqHCuvcz9C4PYWhtCQP/story.html More than ‘enough is enough’ (Article by Dr. Charles J. Ogletree Jr. and Dr. David J.  Harris) -https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/12/16/blacklivesmatter-protests-are-demand-for-more/kd9N3vyTP7Yu7oooacMJWP/story.html

Ernest Owens has been a Staff Assistant at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute since 2007. At the Institute he assists in the technology, media, research and administration fields. Ernest is a 2004 graduate of Campbell University with a B.A. in Business Administration majoring in Computer Information Systems. Ernest is originally from Fayetteville, NC and also lived for several years in Connecticut. In addition to working at the Institute, Ernest has served as a youth leader in his community. In college Ernest created his brand, Fadacy, Inc. where he is a recording artist/producer known as Applejaxx. www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/ www.fadacy.com "Easy to love" by IAmSon Instagram: @iamsonmusic Twitter: @iamsonmusic Soundcloud.com/iamsonmusic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/frontporchin/support

On July 16, 2009, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a renowned Harvard University professor acclaimed for his work on racial justice, was arrested by a Cambridge police sergeant. The reasons for his arrest would come under scrutiny, raise questions about racial profiling, and set off a firestorm in the media, finally culminating in the "beer summit" at the White House. Charles Ogletree, one of the country's foremost experts on civil rights, puts the now infamous event in the context of the complicated history that exists at the intersection of race,, class, and crime in America.Charles Ogletree is the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the founding and executive director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at the law school. He has received numerous awards and honors, including being named one of the 100+ Most Influential Black Americans by Ebony Magazine. He is the author of All Deliberate Speed.Recorded On: Thursday, April 14, 2011