Social Movements & the Law

In a historic move, the city council of Asheville, North Carolina, voted unanimously to approve a reparations resolution for Black residents.

The topical research guides listed here are designed to provide students in specific Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law courses with resources and tools to begin their course-related research. The guides provide information on print and electronic library resources, legal databases, interdisciplinary databases, current awareness resources, and web resources.

WHO WE ARE We're people convicted of crime, survivors of crime, and the families and allies of both who advocate and organize for public safety strategies that are more effective and just. Learn More MAKING CHANGE Through a new vision and an aggressive agenda, we’re

On Monday, May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard, called onto the Kent State University campus to quell antiwar demonstrations, fired 61 rounds into a group of students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and Guard presence on campus.  Thirteen seconds later, four students lay dead and nine were wounded. After decades of controversy surrounding the May 4 commemoration, the University moved in a new direction, choosing to use the 30th anniversary as an opportunity to recognize the past and embrace the future. A major component of this was the establishment of an annual scholarly symposium to focus on the great issues of American democracy. The Boundaries of Freedom of Expression and Order in American Democracy is the product of the first symposium, which explored the limits of freedom of expression in American society as they apply to business, education, media, law, politics, the Internet, and other venues. The contributions to this book represent an impressive range of incisive analyses and commentary by leading First Amendment scholars, including the symposium's keynote speakers: Kathleen Sullivan, Dean of Stanford Law School; Anthony Lewis, two-time Pulitzer Prizewinning columnist of the New York Times and the author of two major First Amendment books; and Cass Sunstein, Karl N. Llewellyn, Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School.

The lawyer for George Floyd's family has called for all of the police officers who were present at his killing to be charged, and for the former officer who has already been charged to face an upgraded count of first degree murder. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Tens of thousands of people joined peaceful protests again today across the United States, many defying curfews to stay on the streets. ----------------------- Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News

"Latinx" has emerged as an inclusive term to refer to people of Latin American descent. But a new survey found that even among the people "Latinx" is intended to describe, few have heard of the term -- let alone use it. It's an example of just how complex identity can be for any population.

A guide to resources provided by the Law Library, as well as external information, to support our community in considering racial justice and reconciliation.

The Sentencing Project advocates for effective, humane responses to crime and punishment by promoting racial, economic, and gender justice.

"Beyond the Pink Tide considers a wave of artistic and curatorial efforts and social movements that refuse national borders in an effort to think hemispherically. In modeling a transnational American Studies, the book considers recent art and cultural production that engage politics in the Americas. In the late 1990s to the early 2000s, Latin America experienced a shift toward left-leaning and progressive politics that challenged US neoliberalism and hegemony. The media dubbed this turn the "pink tide," and by 2009, leftist governments were in power in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela. But by 2010, this tide began to turn as several governments failed to implement their progressive agendas, leaving the structures of capitalism intact. Beyond the Pink Tide explores new ways of understanding social and political transformation, particularly through the everyday practices of queer communities, anticapitalist movements, decolonization, feminisms, and the arts. Macarena Go��mez-Barris shows readers the possibilities beyond the limited frame of state-centered politics to achieve concrete social transformation beginning at the level of artistic and social imagination--in Latin America, the United States, and the world."--Provided by publisher.

When innocent unarmed black men and women are continuously being murdered in cold blood on camera by the hands of our own law enforcement, there will be consequences and uprisings. Episode 5 we have brought on Las Vegas Activist, Minister Stretch Sanders, to discuss what the root of the problem really is and how we can stick together as a black community no matter what adversity we are faced with. "A riot is the language of the unheard." - Dr. Martin Luther King I do not own rights to any of the music in this video! Kendrick Lamar - You Ain't Gotta Lie Kendrick Lamar - Alright Kendrick Lamar - Sing About Me J Cole - Be Free Please comment for responses, suggestions, and any critiques you may have. All constructive criticism is greatly appreciated! IG: @marcusthedoctor Twitter: @Marcusthedoc Enjoy!

A daughter of slain Black civil rights activist Malcolm X, Malikah Shabazz, died Monday, the New York Police Department told CNN.

Law faculty are often race-avoidant in teaching would-be lawyers, despite the role race has played in the construction and maintenance of the legal system in the United States. When race is absent from class discussions, that silence sends the message that the law is neutral and operates equally for all, when that is plainly not the lived experience for so many in this country. When we fail to incorporate issues of race and racism as a through line in core law school courses, we impede the professional development of future lawyers, who graduate without grappling with difficult but essential questions of how the law can operate to subordinate on the basis of race (and gender, class, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, religion, and ability). Our silence about how race informs law and its application does real damage to students and can be particularly alienating for students of color. Incorporating race into class assignments or discussions will likely lead to difficult, and even uncomfortable, conversations. As the professor, you too may be offended and offensive at times. Give yourself and your students the space to have brave and respectful discussion and ask questions that will raise awareness of bias and how it operates in the law. This non-exhaustive list of resources is intended for law faculty teaching core (1L) courses, who want to include assignments, readings, and discussion touching on issues of race and the law. As such, the resource list does not reflect materials touching on the full range of underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. This is a work in progress that we hope to update continually. We welcome your constructive feedback and suggestions. This resource list is a project of the Center for Access to Justice at Georgia State University College of Law, compiled by Center Assistant Director, Darcy Meals, with support from Caambridge Horton (J.D. ’21), Leah Ritter (J.D. ’23), Todd ("T.C.") Deveau (J.D. '23), and law librarians Pam Brannon, Meg Butler, and Gerard Fowke. Special thanks to Mary Whisner and the University of Washington Research Library, Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights’s Annotated Bibliography on Race and Racism in Higher Education, and the Civil Procedure Professoriate for their subject-matter-specific compilations of materials like these.

NAACP builds Black political power to end structural racism. Let's put end to race-based discrimination together: become a member, advocate, or donate today.

"Industrial toxic emissions on the South Baltimore Peninsula are among the highest in the nation. Because of the concentration of factories and other chemical industries in their neighborhoods, residents face elevated rates of lung cancer and other respiratory illnesses in addition to heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular disease, all of which can lead to premature death. 'Fighting to Breathe' follows a dynamic and creative group of high school students who decided to fight back against the race- and class-based health disparities and inequality in their city. For more than a decade, student organizers stood up to the proposed construction of an incinerator and to unequal land use practices, and initiated new waste management strategies. As a Baltimore resident and activist-scholar, Nicole Fabricant documents how young organizers came to envision, design, and create a more just and sustainable Baltimore"--

Please join Equality California, Silver State Equality and NCLR Thursday evening for an important discussion on combating racism and anti-Black violence moderated by Jarrett Hill. Panelists will include Nevada Senator Dallas Harris (D-Las Vegas), California Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), NCLR Executive Director Imani Rupert-Gordon and Silver State Equality State Director André C. Wade. #BlackLivesMatter

Thomas Hagan, the only man who admitted his role in the 1965 assassination of iconic black leader Malcolm X, was paroled Tuesday.

This guide is intended to provide educational resources on racial injustice in the United States with the hope that by knowledgeably working together, we can create a more just world.

Color Of Change designs campaigns powerful enough to end practices that unfairly hold Black people back, and champion solutions that move us all forward.

"The beginning of the 21st century brought forth a number of social media platforms that have allowed activists to increase their audience exponentially and with relative ease. Under hashtags such as #BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo to the Arab Spring and the Occupy movements, digital social activision mobilized people and movements like almost never before. In #HashtagActivism: Networked Counterpublics in the Digital Age the authors examine how and why Twitter hashtags have become an important platform for historically disenfranchised populations to advance counter narratives and advocate for social change. We contend that members of these marginalized groups, in the tradition of counterpublics, are using Twitter hashtags to build diverse networks of dissent and shape the cultural and political knowledge fundamental to contemporary identity-based social movements. Given shifting understandings and ongoing conversations about the role of social media in 21st century democracy, and considering recent high-profile public debates about racial violence, feminist inclusivity, and sexual identity, #Hashtag Activism will provide readers with a model of how to study political identity and meaning-making processes within digital spaces while highlighting compelling cases of counterpublic activism and dissent"--

In the 20th century, African American women formed the backbone of the modern Civil Rights Movement. They were the critical mass, the grassroots leaders challenging America to embrace justice and equality for all. This program discusses women’s critical roles in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Little Rock’s Central High School integration, and the little-known women behind the scenes of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Join us to explore the Civil Rights Movement through the perspectives of its women leaders.

Slavery has marked everything from the Capitol to the alcohol Americans consume.

Books,and films,available remotely related to racial justice and anti-racism Books and films available remotely related to racial justice and anti-racism.

Life After Hate is committed to helping people leave the violent far-right to connect with humanity and lead compassionate lives. Our vision is a world that allows people to change and contribute to a society without violence.

"The book focuses on a strategic choice by the North American wing of the global climate movement: to ally themselves with place-based interests, including Indigenous groups, to block new coal plants, coal port expansion, fracking, and more recently, oil sands pipelines. The strategy by climate activists to target fossil fuel infrastructure has been effective at movement building and driving policy forward, but it might also indirectly threaten the clean energy transformation needed to address the climate crisis"--

In agro-industrial Watsonville, CA, English-language learners struggle with remote learning. It’s much easier for students in a nearby Bay Area suburb.

There has been a marked rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States, an issue that once again rattled a community on edge after the Tuesday mass shooting deaths of eight people at spas in the Atlanta area, six of whom were Asian.

Helps document the federal government’s response to racial justice protests following the police murder of George Floyd

"In the midst of loss, death, and suffering, our charge is to figure out what freedom really means--and how we take steps to get there. The uprising of 2020 marks a new phase in the unfolding Movement for Black Lives. The brutal killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, and countless other injustices large and small, lit the spark of the largest protest movement in US history against racism and the politics of disposability that the Covid-19 pandemic lays bare. In this urgent and incisive collection of new interviews bookended by two new essays, Marc Lamont Hill critically examines the "pre-existing conditions" that led us to this moment of upheaval, guiding us through both the perils and possibilities, and helping us imagine an abolitionist future."

As mass protests against racism and police brutality continue, at least five men — four Black and one Latinx — have been found hanging in public across the U.S. in recent weeks. We speak with Jacqueline Olive, director of “Always in Season,” a documentary that examines the history of lynchings through the story of Lennon Lacy, an African American teenager who was found hanged from a swingset in 2014. “They deserve a full investigation,” Olive says of the recent hangings, “and given the context of this history … that we look at them more than three days, and then that they are looked at as a whole.”

Some Black students are being told they stink while others are being called monkeys by their White peers. The n-word has been written on the walls of school restrooms as other students are the targets of racist rants on social media.