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Lewis and Clark Law School Forum on Criminal Justice Reform
The law faculty are developing a series of forums to discuss our justice system. For L&C Community who would like to watch a video replays, please email Kerry Rowand.
Lewis and Clark Equity and Inclusion Discussions on Race and Healing
Using an expansive understanding of spirituality, Krista Tippett interviews key figures in her On Being podcasts (onbeing.org.) Join other LC faculty, staff, and students from all three schools as we discuss themes of race and healing raised in the interviews. Come for one discussion or all.
Facilitated by Hilary Martin Himan, Office of Spiritual Life. Here is the current schedule of discussions.
Podcasts
- 1619In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed. On the 400th anniversary of this fateful moment, it is time to tell the story.
“1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast. - Code SwitchRemember when folks used to talk about being "post-racial"? Well, we're definitely not that. We're a multi-racial, multi-generational team of journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting.
- Intersectionality Matters!Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
- Momentum: A Race Forward PodcastMomentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Co-hosts Chevon and Hiba give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Build on your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action by learning from organizational leaders and community activists.
- Pod for the CauseThis podcast was created for those of you wanting to effect change, who understand the importance of restoring our democracy and want to engage in deep conversation around the issues.
Movies and Streaming Information
- Vanity Fair- Over 100 Years of Black Defiance at the MoviesVanity Fair critic, Austin Collins, our curates a deep dive into a rich history of nonfiction filmmaking, featuring documentaries by Spike Lee, commentary by James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni, vérité views of the Black Panthers and the Attica prison riots.
- Brian BanksThe inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an all-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Despite lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. Years later, with the support of Justin Brooks (Greg Kinnear) and the California Innocence Project, Banks fights to reclaim his life and fulfill his dreams of playing in the NFL.
- Just Mercy"Just Mercy," released in theaters on January 10, 2020, tells the true story of Bryan Stevenson (Jordan), a civil-rights attorney who works to defend Walter McMillian (Foxx), who was wrongfully convicted of murder.
- Free to Stream- SelmaA chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
If Beale Street Could TalkA young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
13thAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
American SonAn estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son.
Dear White PeopleAt a predominantly white Ivy League college, a group of black students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
I Am Not Your NegroWriter James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
SelmaA chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
The Black Panthers: Vanguards of the RevolutionThis documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.
The Hate U GiveStarr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.
When They See UsFive teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
Videos
- Segregated By DesignSources on how historical racist land use planning contributed to racial segregation and inequity for people of color in Portland. This resource includes documents, maps, and videos, including the video "Segregated by Design" a rapid fire primer by the Color of Law author, Richard Rothstein, on exclusionary zoning and racist federal policies.
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