{"id":123,"date":"2013-07-05T14:33:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T18:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/home-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:14:42","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Journal on Racial &amp; Ethnic Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/\/about\/\">About Us<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally founded in 1983 by the Black Law Students Association, the&nbsp;<em>Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal<\/em>&nbsp;is an annual publication edited by students at Harvard Law School.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/\/articles\/\">Articles<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>BlackLetter<\/em>&nbsp;is committed to publishing manuscripts that address social and economic issues affecting racial and ethnic minorities as well as innovative works by minority scholars and students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/\/events\/\">Events<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>BlackLetter<\/em>&nbsp;invites Harvard Law students and our community&nbsp;beyond Harvard Law&nbsp; to join us for events on&nbsp;issues of race, gender, class, and sexuality, including our annual symposium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/student-life\/office-of-community-engagement-equity-and-belonging\/student-journals\/journals-subscription-rates\/\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/2021-2022-call-for-submissions\/\">2021-2022 Call for Submissions<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-11-03T21:22:25+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 3, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">HBLJ is open now through January 15, 2022 for submissions!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/volume-37\/\">Volume 37<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-09-13T16:49:05+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 13, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A Note from the Editor-in-Chief James Ramsey &nbsp; Original artwork John Sherman &nbsp; The Panther Declawed: How Blue Mayors Disarmed Black Men Karl T. Muth &nbsp; Balm of the Ancestors LaTrina M. Johnson-Brown &nbsp; Police Arbitration and the Public Interest Stephen A. Plass &nbsp; Meditations on Joy Full Leadership and Black Liberation Alexis Yeboah-Kodie &nbsp;\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/volume-37\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Volume 37<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/volume-36\/\">Volume 36<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-07-22T21:30:02+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 22, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Volume 36 A Note from the Editors The Editors A Note from the Editor-in-Chief Julian Nunally Demons, Savages, and Sovereigns: On Whiteness and Law James Ramsey Belinda (Say her name) Kiah Duggins What the Hair: Employment Discrimination Against Black People Based on Hairstyles Ra&#8217;Mon Jones Why Are We So Mad? The Truth Behind &#8220;Angry&#8221; Black\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/volume-36\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Volume 36<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/2020callforcontent\/\">Submissions<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-07-01T21:52:25+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 1, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (HBLJ) is excited to announce the 2021-2022 Call for Submissions for our 38th volume. The theme of this year\u2019s volume will be \u201cAfro-Latin America and the Law: Pan American Connections.\u201d We encourage the submission of papers that deal with the following topics: Comparative experiences of Blackness and the law in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/2020callforcontent\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Submissions<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/full-history-of-blackletter-law-journal\/\">Full History of Blackletter Law Journal<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-11-10T21:07:32+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 10, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.8&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Types of Articles&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/11\/Black_Lives_Matter_DC_March_For_Our_Lives_Washington_DC.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.8&#8243;] Unlike many other journals, Blackletter\/JREJ has published a wide range of content over time. At its inception, as a newsletter, it curated political commentary and opinion pieces, but also ads for local businesses and events relevant to Blacks at\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/full-history-of-blackletter-law-journal\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Full History of Blackletter Law Journal<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/fred-hampton-1024x645.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/fred-hampton-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/fred-hampton-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/fred-hampton-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/fred-hampton-1080x680.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/fred-hampton.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/volume-35\/\">Volume 35<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-09-25T00:07:01+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 25, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Volume 35 A Note from the Editors The Editors Capitalism, Anti-Blackness, and the Law: A Very Short History Jonathon Booth Coldest Winter Ever Amanda \u201c330\u201d Carter Black, White &amp; Blue Shannon Cumberbatch The Great Rural Boon: Racial Politics and the Criminalization of the Urban Poor Darnell Epps Mirror, Mirror: Anti-Blackness and Lawyering as an Identity\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/volume-35\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Volume 35<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/08\/15799099029_dd811c71e4_o-1024x803.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/08\/15799099029_dd811c71e4_o-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/08\/15799099029_dd811c71e4_o-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/08\/15799099029_dd811c71e4_o-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/08\/15799099029_dd811c71e4_o-1080x847.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/08\/15799099029_dd811c71e4_o.jpg 2012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/2019-call-for-content\/\">2019 Call for Content<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-08-05T23:12:31+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 5, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We at the Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal\u00a0(HBLJ), formerly the\u00a0Harvard Journal on Racial and Ethnic Justice, are excited to announce our 2019 Call for Content. HBLJ is looking for submissions from activists, those who are or have been incarcerated, lawyers, organizers, scholars, and others confronting issues facing Black communities in the United States and the Black\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/2019-call-for-content\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 2019 Call for Content<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/crt-1024x794.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/crt-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/crt-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/crt-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/crt-1080x837.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/crt.jpg 1558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/call-for-content-1st-harvard-law-school-critical-race-theory-conference\/\">Call for Content: 1st Harvard Law School Critical Race Theory Conference<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-03-29T14:07:52+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 29, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">1st Harvard Law School Critical Race Theory Conference \u201cMovement Lawyering: Lessons From and For Critical Race Theory\u201d Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Review &amp; Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal CALL FOR CONTENT Accepting between February 11 &#8211; March 25, 2019 Post-conference reflections accepted April 13 &#8211; April 19, 2019 Derrick Bell founded Critical Race Theory (\u201cCRT\u201d)\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/call-for-content-1st-harvard-law-school-critical-race-theory-conference\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Call for Content: 1st Harvard Law School Critical Race Theory Conference<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/10\/prison-strike-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/10\/prison-strike-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/10\/prison-strike-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/10\/prison-strike-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/10\/prison-strike-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/10\/prison-strike.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/2018-call-for-content\/\">2018 Call for Content!<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-10-04T16:39:59+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 4, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The\u00a0Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal\u00a0(HBLJ), formerly the\u00a0Harvard Journal on Racial and Ethnic Justice, is excited to announce its 2018 Call for Content.\u00a0HBLJ\u00a0is looking for submissions from activists, those who are or have been incarcerated, lawyers, organizers, scholars, and others confronting issues facing Black Communities in the United States. We are accepting submissions until\u00a0January 15, 2019. The\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/2018-call-for-content\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 2018 Call for Content!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/03\/belinda-1024x651.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/03\/belinda-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/03\/belinda-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/03\/belinda-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/03\/belinda-1080x686.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/03\/belinda.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/spring-subcite-and-board-applications\/\">Spring Subcite and Board Applications<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-03-28T23:47:59+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 28, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Board Applications Applications for the 2018-2019 JREJ board are open and can be found\u00a0here. Applications are due\u00a0Sunday, April 1,\u00a0by\u00a0midnight. Our interest meeting will be held in the journal office on\u00a0Thursday, March 29, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Come by and learn more about the positions and how you can shape our organization in the upcoming\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/spring-subcite-and-board-applications\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Spring Subcite and Board Applications<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-03-at-3.55.10-PM-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-03-at-3.55.10-PM-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-03-at-3.55.10-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-03-at-3.55.10-PM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-03-at-3.55.10-PM-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-03-at-3.55.10-PM.png 1974w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/2018-symposium-racial-justice-the-arts\/\">3\/22-23\/18 | Spring Symposium: Racial Justice &#038; the Arts<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-02-22T18:38:55+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 22, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">RACIAL JUSTICE &amp; THE ARTS Harvard Law Journal on Racial and Ethnic Justice Spring Symposium March 22-23, 2018, at Harvard Law School 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 Free and open to the public. For general questions, please contact\u00a0arawlings@jd19.law.harvard.edu. To request accommodations or for questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact\u00a0Accessibility Services at\u00a0617-495-1880\u00a0or accessibility@law.harvard.edu. Thursday,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/2018-symposium-racial-justice-the-arts\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 3\/22-23\/18 | Spring Symposium: Racial Justice &#038; the Arts<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/10\/bicentennial-1024x652.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/10\/bicentennial-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/10\/bicentennial-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/10\/bicentennial-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/10\/bicentennial-1080x688.png 1080w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/10\/bicentennial.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/hls-bicentennial-symposium\/\">10\/27\/17 | HLS Bicentennial Symposium<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-10-18T19:51:48+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 18, 2017<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">JREJ is proudly co-sponsoring four events at the Harvard Law School Bicentennial Symposium on October 27, 2017. 9:00 AM |\u00a0Criminal Justice Reform and Advocacy Through Storytelling\u00a0with Lesley Harris 9:00 AM | Critical Legal Movements and Harvard Law School with Nancy Gertner 2:00 PM | Teaching and the Movement: Criminal Justice Reform from the Classroom to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/hls-bicentennial-symposium\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 10\/27\/17 | HLS Bicentennial Symposium<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/hands.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/hands.jpg 860w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/hands-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/hands-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/hands-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/join-jrej-for-our-fall-subcite\/\">11\/4\/17 | Join JREJ for our fall subcite!<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-10-16T19:47:41+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 16, 2017<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Our\u00a0subcite training\u00a0and\u00a0fall subcite\u00a0will take place on\u00a0Saturday, November 4, 2017, in\u00a0Pound 102. Our subcite training will begin at\u00a09:00am, and we will begin subciting afterwards. Typically, JREJ subciters are done by noon. Breakfast and lunch will be served. If you are an HLS student who is interested in joining the Journal of Racial &amp; Ethnic Justice, please\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/join-jrej-for-our-fall-subcite\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 11\/4\/17 | Join JREJ for our fall subcite!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/08\/mlk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/08\/mlk.jpg 960w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/08\/mlk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/08\/mlk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/08\/mlk-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/now-accepting-submissions-for-our-34th-edition-2017-2018\/\">Now accepting submissions for our 34th edition (2017-2018)<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-08-16T17:12:45+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 16, 2017<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Whether one calls it modern day slavery or the new Jim Crow,\u00a0mass\u00a0incarceration\u00a0represents the most recent dynamic mechanism by which the state exercises controls over black and brown bodies in the name of justice. The term encompasses \u00a0more than the wild racial disparities in police brutality, the school to prison pipeline, arrest rates, pretrial detention, conditions\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/now-accepting-submissions-for-our-34th-edition-2017-2018\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Now accepting submissions for our 34th edition (2017-2018)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2012\/12\/harvard-law-533-500x331.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2012\/12\/harvard-law-533-500x331.jpg 500w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2012\/12\/harvard-law-533-500x331-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/jrej-critical-race-theory-symposium\/\">JREJ Critical Race Theory Symposium<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-03-29T04:48:01+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 29, 2017<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Harvard Journal on Racial &amp; Ethnic Justice is proud to present its annual symposium on critical race theory in academia and action. \u00a0The symposium is free and open to the public. Sign up for a coffee chat with Tanya Hernandez here. To assist us in estimating attendance for catering purposes, kindly indicate your interest\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/jrej-critical-race-theory-symposium\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: JREJ Critical Race Theory Symposium<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/HJREJ.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/HJREJ.png 690w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/HJREJ-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/now-accepting-article-submissions\/\">Now Accepting Article Submissions for 2016-17!<\/a><time datetime=\"2016-10-03T14:28:37+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 3, 2016<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Whether one calls it modern day slavery or the new Jim Crow,\u00a0mass\u00a0incarceration\u00a0represents the most recent dynamic mechanism by which the state exercises controls over black and brown bodies in the name of justice. The term encompasses \u00a0more than the wild racial disparities in police brutality, the school to prison pipeline, arrest rates, pretrial detention, conditions\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/now-accepting-article-submissions\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Now Accepting Article Submissions for 2016-17!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Work About Us Originally founded in 1983 by the Black Law Students Association, the&nbsp;Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal&nbsp;is an annual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":475,"parent":0,"menu_order":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-123","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/blackletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}