Discussing Race with White People
I worry that I am The Black Friend, you know, the one mentioned before a white person blurts out something […]
Supreme Blindness
[pullquote]“Those whom we would banish from society or from the human community itself often speak in too faint a voice
A Gift from My Parents
I had the talk with my parents when I started high school. No, not that talk you are thinking of
Debtors’ Prisons and the Exploitation of the Poor
In October 1980, Danny Bearden plead guilty to burglary and theft. The trial court sentenced Mr. Bearden to four years
Planned Parenthood’s Fight for Funding: The attack on women’s health
On Tuesday, the controversy over Planned Parenthood continued as the organization’s president Cecile Richards was called in to testify in
Amicus, Uncategorized
For Love of Whitey Bulger
Whitey Bulger and Catherine Greig were two lovebirds who went into hiding from 1995-2011. They never married. Had they tied
Victims of Police Torture Obtain Reparations
G. Flint Taylor, a founding partner of The People’s Law Office and a guest of CR-CL in this year’s Progressive
My Two Days at the Supreme Court
Last Thursday, my alarm rang at 5:45 AM and I rolled out of bed. I quickly washed my hair, face,
Harvard Admissions Policy Under Scrutiny—Again
Harvard is in trouble again. On Friday, over 60 Asian American organizations and associations filed an administrative complaint with the
Upholding the Foundation of the Fair Housing Act
At the height of the Great Society in 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), a piece of legislation
Separate But Unequal: Is Access to Charter Schools a Civil Right?
The controversial and polarizing charter school debate could soon become a civil rights battle in Massachusetts, where three lawyers prepare