Podcast appearances and mentions of Gloria J Browne

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a writer, civil rights attorney, playwright, and Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College. Her most recent book, She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power – 1619 to 1969, showcases the courage of a range of black women in the face of racial prejudice and gender oppression. Gloria talks with John Jay College Media Relations Director, Rich Relkin about the book and about her other creative works, including the play Shot: Caught a Soul and Dreams of Emmett Till. Visit IndoorVoicesPodcast.com for more.

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, looks towards the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and welcomes Dr. Candace Johnson to discuss the Covid Omicron variant and holiday travel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, talks about the Michigan prosecution of parents for their role in the shooting deaths of several students at a Michigan high school. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes guest Helen Higginbotham, Esq. to talk about Leaving America. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes Prof. Linda Carter. Essex College (NJ) emerita and Lawrence Hamm, Pres. People's Organization for Progress to discuss Everyday Activism. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes Jarret Berg to offer insight into New York City and takes calls from listeners to talk politics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, talks about Employer Vaccine Mandates and welcomes Dr. Tara White and Dr. Zebulon Miletsky to talk about the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) conference on the Black Family [https://asalh.org/conference/]. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice takes listener calls and talks about Texas' restrictive voting and abortion laws, wearing mask, and vaccines. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes guest Dr. Candace Johnson to talk about Insights on Delta Variant --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Maria and Julio are joined by Jon Hale, professor at the University of Illinois, and author of the new book, “The Choice We Face: How Segregation, Race and Power Have Shaped America's Most Controversial Education Reform Movement,” and Leigh Patel, professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, and author of the new book, “No Study Without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education.” They get into the history of structural racism in the U.S. public education system and discuss the controversy around critical race theory.ITT Staff Picks: Nicole Carr writes about what it was like to navigate the decision of sending her children back to school in a school district that wouldn't reinstate masking in this piece for ProPublica. “You might even say that we've always had race theory in the classroom: the teaching, implicitly and sometimes explicitly, of a white-centric view of history,” writes Anthony Conwright in this piece for The New Republic. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, author and professor of constitutional law at John Jay College, writes about her own experience with bussing and the state of school segregation twenty years later, in this 2019 piece for Time Magazine. Photo credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, discusses voter suppression tactics with Charlie Bonner, a Texas voting expert and Jarret Berg, a New York State voting expert. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, discusses Critical Race Theory and The Black Woman with guests Dr. Treva Lindsey of Ohio State University and Dr. Tanya Hernandez of Fordham Law School. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes Dr. Mehret Mandefro to talk about languishing Covid fears and the re-opening of America. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, explains Ranked-Choice Voting with voting expert Vincent C. Thomas. Thomas helps New Yorkers understand how this new election system works. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, continues her series interviewing Manhattan District Attorney candidates with a conversation with Liz Crotty. Browne-Marshall also talks about Juneteenth, the Supreme Court ruling in the NCAA and student-athlete pay, and the Derek Chauvin sentencing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Alvin Bragg and also reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre that decimated Black Wall Street. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, author of The Voting Rights War, examines laws posing challenges to American voters -- especially African-Americans -- from enslavement and woman's suffrage through current controversies of voter suppression, including: Grandfather clauses Literacy tests Felony disenfranchisement Photo identification requirements She also looks ahead to challenges that future voters are likely to face, especially after the tumultuous 2020 election. The session is moderated by Josephine McNeil Esq, Social Justice Advocate. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is the author of many books including She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power; Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present. She is a Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College (CUNY). Prior to academia, Browne-Marshall litigated cases for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Community Legal Services and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. She is the recipient of many awards including the Pulitzer Center grant, Wiley College Woman of Excellence Award and Frederick Lewis Allen Fellowship. She is a playwright with seven produced plays; the most recent one being Dreams of Emmett Till. This program is presented in partnership with Historic Newton, is cosponsored by the League of Women Voters/Newton and is funded in part by Mass Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, talks about what's changed since the killing of George Floyd. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, presents an audio rendition of her play; SHOT: Caught a Soul. Directed by Jeffery Thompson Written by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Technical Editor is Bobby Field Actors: Khalil Addams as Pilgrim as Kareem Mike Timoney as Officer O'Donald Stephanie Berry as Union Rep/Aunt Janice Watch the full video with unedited language at https://vimeo.com/496755244. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, continues her series interviewing Manhattan District Attorney candidates with a conversation with Tahanie Aboushi. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes candidate for Manhattan District Attorney Dan Quart. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Eliza Orlins to talk about why she's running and what she hopes to accomplish. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, talks about the role prosecutors play in the criminal justice system and how they can push reform. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, talks about her new play Dreams of Emmett Till and the Derek Chauvin Trial for the killing of George Floyd. Register to watch the play at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-world-premiere-of-dreams-of-emmett-till-tickets-145932824005 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice talks about the Supreme Court case on voting rights in Arizona and takes calls from listeners. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, talks about Voting Rights with Jarret Berg of VoteEarlyNY.org. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, talks Black History Month and the Second Impeachment of Donald Trump. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes Dr. James McIntosh to talk about the Capitol Lynch mob, Trump's mental disability and the 25th Amendment. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, welcomes Khalil Cumberbatch to talk about State Pardons and Clemency. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, talks about the Covid-19 Vaccine, Variants of the coronavirus and a powerful plea for help with Dr. Candace Johnson. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of She Took Justice, talks about the SCOTUS case Tanvin v. Tanvir, which found against the FBI for putting American-Muslim men on the No Fly list. She also explains the Electoral College. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice welcomes Michael Cooper, Esq. for a commemoration of International Human Rights Day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Host Clifton Brown speaks with Ronnie Stanley, Torrey Smith, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, and Traci Otey Blunt about how they interact with politics and how the political system has treated Black Americans.

Law of the Land with John Jay College Constitutional Law Professor Gloria Browne-Marshall welcomes Manuel Gomez, a private detective and expert on Prosecutorial Reform Legislation. Also, Dr. Kim Westcott discusses Full-Participation.org Conference & Arts Fest and the play “SHOT” by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

In this episode of Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Browne-Marshall talks with listeners about the life and legacy of RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, after the passing Friday, September 18, 2020 of the Supreme Court Justice. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. This episode features Ramona S. Diaz. Director of “A Thousand Cuts” documentary film and Chrisline Pierre, research intern on The Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls(r) 2020. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

In this episode of Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, a Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice talks about the Breonna Taylor settlement and what it says about how we deal with police violence. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

In 1963, a quarter of a million Americans marched on Washington calling for equal civil rights. Today, the movement has a name: Black Lives Matter. It's been fueled by a string of killings at the hands of White police and citizens. We speak with American philosopher George Yancy who said the killing of unarmed man Ahmaud Arbery would not be the end, and that more black bodies would follow. So, can systemic racism be demolished? Plus, a Trump supporter and a constitutional lawyer join us to debate police brutality and America's political response to the protests. ​ Guests: George Yancy Author of 'Across Black Spaces' Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Civil Rights Attorney and Constitutional Law Professor Adolfo Franco Attorney and Member of the Republican National Committee

Among the many notes of wisdom in this conversation with our Prison and Justice Writing Program Manager, Robbie Pollock, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall contextualizes the history of systematic murder of Black Americans at the hands of the law, and a offers a holistic and inciting call to action around reconciling white privilege and being in right allyship with Black Americans in this critical moment and beyond. Gloria is a valuable member of our Prison Writing Committee who holds an extensive biography that includes award-winning civil rights attorney, highly regarded author of numerous books, articles and plays, a sought after legal commentator , and Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY).

Law of the Land host Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice talks about the Murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, the ensuing protests, and the anti-protest government action with guests Gail Garfield, Ph.D. (Sociologist, John Jay College) and Manuel Gomez (Private Investigator). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land's Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Professor of Constitutional Law, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, marks the 400th anniversary of the African arrival in the Virginia Colony, 1619 - 2019, as recorded by John Rolfe at The New York City Bar Association November 7, 2019. Jamestown, VA, founded in 1607, is seen as the cornerstone of America. The African knowledge about farming, livestock and metal works was crucial to the survival of Jamestown and the Virginia Colony. However, the legal contribution of Africans in the Colony provides pivotal insights into criminal justice, voting rights, inheritance, citizenship, religion and racial disparities with vestiges that can be seen today. Professor Browne-Marshall discusses the controversy around the legal status of Africans in the colony, early freedom lawsuits and the intricacies of legislation leading to chattel enslavement. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall welcome David Mark Greaves and Bernice Greene, co-editors, "Our Time Press" and "Allan Wernick of CUNY Citizenship Now! to talk about "People of Color and the Pandemic" on the latest episode of Law of the Land --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall brings you this Post-400th Virginia Commemoration, a look at ongoing discrimination and the Native American welcome of African-Americans to this land. Special guest Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander from Norfolk State U. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land's Gloria J. Browne Marshall marks the 400th Commemoration of the African Arrival in Virginia 1619. This national event features Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander form Norfolk State U. Event date: August 20, 2019. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land's Gloria J. Browne-Marshall look at voting rights and apathy in light of 1619. Then brings us an interview with former Ambassador and activist Andrew Young. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Law of the Land, with John Jay College Constitutional Law Professor, Author, and Activist Gloria J. Browne Marshall welcomes Deborah Martin Owens to discuss when law school would be the right choice for you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

On this episode of Law of the Land, Gloria J. Browne Marshall talks about the shut-down of New York City theaters and the coronavirus with Victoria Bailey, Executive Director of TDF, an NYC arts nonprofit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall talks about coronavirus COVID-19 and its impact on our legal rights. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall talks about corona virus COVID-19 and the impact it is having on voting rights in America. She is joined by guest Jarret Berg, a New York attorney and voting rights advocate co-founder of VoteEarlyNY.org. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall talks about the corona virus with Dr. Sayira Madad, Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program Office of New York City Public Healthcare system, the largest in the U.S. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall talks about immigration with Allan Wernick, Director of CUNY Citizenship NOW! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall talks with Sean Morales-Doyle, of the Brennan Center at New York University, about Voting Rights and Voter Suppression Tactics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

In August, America marked 400 years since the arrival of the first Africans in 1619, which started the institution of slavery. In France, observers are questioning whether there are lessons to be learned for France’s African community. In a brightly lit room of the American library in Paris, members of the public pour in for a conference exploring the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans to the British colony of Virginia. The guest speaker, a civil rights expert and playwright, is yet to arrive. When she does, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, apologises profusely, blaming her lateness on her taxi driver who got lost and then wanted to overcharge her. Her humour dispels the mood of the topic she’s come to discuss. But from the get go, she insists upon celebration and not defeat. “I want to thank my ancestors. Without their perseverance, I wouldn’t be here,” she tells the audience. Ongoing struggle In August of 1619, some 20 indentured Africans arrived in the colony of Jamestown, Virginia, after being kidnapped from their villages in present-day Angola. “They arrive and they learn the economy, the language, culture, and they actually progress, and then once the law takes effect and they’re enslaved, from there we have this fight, this ongoing fight for 400 years, so there’s a lot to commemorate.” Browne-Marshall, a professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, had just returned from a trip to Angola. “I went back to Angola. I wanted to know more about these first Africans, and I discovered Queen Nzinga. Not only did she rule but she went to battle and stood up to Portuguese slave traders,” she comments. Choose to fight By highlighting the brave achievements of the Angolan warrior queen and others like her, Browne-Marshall attempts to reclaim some of the dignity lost during the slavery era, which she has documented on extensively. “We all have choices. Are we going to go on with the programme even if it is oppressive to others, or are we going to stand our ground and fight? Queen Nzinga did, and that really inspired me.” Her research has also focused on recent battles for equal rights, including that of Mum Bett, the first enslaved African American to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts. “Just as Mum Bett became Elizabeth Freeman by pushing against those that would oppress her, we have to continue pushing forward. We can’t sit down and believe that the battle is over.” Same battle Yet the battle may be more difficult depending on what side of the Atlantic you’re on. “I’ve been in the same company for over twenty years and have never been promoted,” a female engineer from Martinique tells the audience. “I think the US has enabled black people to have more opportunities than here in France,” she says. To which Browne-Marshall replies “Are you demanding the freedom and that you be treated fairly?” echoing the words of former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Another female member points out differences between slavery in the United States and France. If the enslavement of Africans began in 1619 in the US, it would not begin in France until 1642. Moreover, it would eventually be abolished here in 1848, after initially being reinstated in 1802, while America would follow suit in 1865. For Browne-Marshall, both countries have similar undertones. “In both, you see protests every day. People are protesting for higher wages, they are protesting for other things. Why aren’t people of African descent protesting for full inclusion?” Identity conundrum Such identity politics hit a raw nerve in France where the notion of "Frenchness" is associated with a common set of values as opposed to colour or origin. Furthermore, critics point out that flagging up the differences between communities runs the risk of forging a common identity between them at the expense of a national identity, and thereby legitimising racial divisions that activists want to abolish. “Assimilation doesn’t mean giving up your soul,” argues Browne-Marshall. “The French, of all people are the ones everyone knows will stand up for their culture. So, why can’t people in the African diaspora stand up and say I am proud of my heritage as an African in this country, and I’m French?” The issue of French identity came to the fore during last year’s World Cup, where some commentators joked that the tournament had been won by an African team, due to the fact that 19 of its 23 players were of African descent. Civil rights in France The debate is a complex one, but for Browne-Marshall it should not distract from the legacy of slavery, which still lingers in enduring inequities in opportunity for the children of migrants or whose family generation emigrated to France. "I think that France needs to have a civil rights movement,” she reckons, referring to the decades-long struggle for equal rights for African-Americans led by figures such as Martin Luther King. “Fighting for your freedom and not waiting for it to be handed down to you, is something so powerful for the spirit and so necessary,” she said. 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In The Voting Rights War, Gloria Browne-Marshall examines voter laws posing challenges to American voters -- especially African Americans -- from slavery through current controversies of voter suppression, including grandfather clauses, literacy tests, felony disenfranchisement and photo identification requirements. She focuses on the NAACP's century-long struggle to achieve voting equality through efforts on the ground and in court, and the organization's often contentious relationship with the Supreme Court. Browne-Marshall tells the story of the civil rights attorneys who fought in court as well as the brave foot soldiers that paid for voting rights with their lives.Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is an associate professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of the City University of New York and a civil rights attorney. She reports on the U.S. Supreme Court in her award-winning syndicated newspaper column and hosts the weekly radio program "Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall." She is the author of Race, Law, and American Society.The Brown Lecture Series is supported by the Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation.

In The Voting Rights War, Gloria Browne-Marshall examines voter laws posing challenges to American voters -- especially African Americans -- from slavery through current controversies of voter suppression, including grandfather clauses, literacy tests, felony disenfranchisement and photo identification requirements. She focuses on the NAACP's century-long struggle to achieve voting equality through efforts on the ground and in court, and the organization's often contentious relationship with the Supreme Court. Browne-Marshall tells the story of the civil rights attorneys who fought in court as well as the brave foot soldiers that paid for voting rights with their lives.Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is an associate professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of the City University of New York and a civil rights attorney. She reports on the U.S. Supreme Court in her award-winning syndicated newspaper column and hosts the weekly radio program "Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall." She is the author of Race, Law, and American Society.The Brown Lecture Series is supported by the Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation.Recorded On: Thursday, April 19, 2018

The battle over voting rights has been one of the most contentious issues in American politics over the past five decades. The country has celebrated a number of advancements and achievements, only for some of them to be overturned later. It’s an issue that continues to resurface, as it’s at the heart of the American democratic process. Joining today’s episode to discuss voting rights is former civil rights attorney Gloria J. Browne-Marshall. She’s an associate professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York. Browne-Marshall litigated cases for Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama, Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. She’s the author of many articles and several books including “Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present,” which includes a chapter on voting rights and race. Her forthcoming book is “Black Women and the Law: Salem Witch Trials to Civil Rights Activists.” An award-winning playwright of seven produced plays, her most recent work, “Diversity,” examines marriage choices.

The spotlight on the need for free tertiary education fought for by the students in South Africa somehow indicates the real plight that is faced; students simply cannot afford the exorbitant fees charged. Civil Rights Lawyer, Author and Professor at John Jay College in New York, USA, Ms Gloria J. Browne Marshall joins us to discuss the American tertiary education system, it's similarities to the South African one and also offers some insight on the recommendations of the Heher Commission on Free Higher Education. If you're in South Africa, you can find all of her 4 books in Johannesburg at African Flavour Bookshop (www.africanflavourbooks.com). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app