In the News:
- David J. Harris, Get Out: Toward an Honest Commitment to Racial Justice (Feb. 21, 2018)
- Katy Naples-Mitchell, “Parking While Black”: The Danger of Extending Traffic Stops to Parking Violations at the Supreme Court (Sept. 21, 2018)
- Johanna Wald, What’s Inside the Prosecutorial ‘Black Box’? (Mar. 22, 2018)
- Lisa H. Thurau & Johanna Wald, Police killings, brutality damaging mental health of black community (Sept. 14, 2018)
- Katy Naples-Mitchell, Forget The Ticket — Could You Get Arrested For A Parking Violation? (Sept. 8, 2018)
- Johanna Wald, Chicago Cop Jason Van Dyke’s Record Was a Warning Sign (Oct. 28, 2018)
- Episode 28: Community Justice For All – A Conversation About Harvard’s Houston Institute w/ Dr. David Harris (July 25, 2018)
An interview with Managing Director David Harris about the Houston/Marshall Plan for Community Justice on the Black & Highly Dangerous Podcast
- Cynthia Gordy Giwa, Experts Explore the Consequences of Bad Science on the Justice System (Oct. 31, 2018)
A recap of our event on faulty forensic science and wrongful convictions
- Brown-Nagin named Radcliffe dean (Apr. 26, 2018)
A profile of Faculty Director Tomiko Brown-Nagin upon her appointment as Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study - Liz Mineo, The Civil Rights lawyer who paved the path (May 16, 2018)
An interview with Faculty Director Tomiko Brown-Nagin about pioneering lawyer & legal strategist Charles Hamilton Houston - Incarcerated youth visit campus (Nov. 16, 2018)
An interview with Managing Director David J. Harris describing how “the young men from DYS [] reminded us of why we do the work we do.”
- Angela N. Fu, Kristine E. Guillaume & Lucy Wang, In First, Four Harvard Schools to be Led by Black Women (Aug. 1, 2018)
Profile of four incoming deans at Harvard schools, including our Faculty Director Tomiko Brown-Nagin - Ellen M. Burstein & Laura C. Espinoza, Incarcerated Youth Visit Harvard to Explore Career, Educational Options After Release (Nov. 2, 2018)
Interview with Managing Director David J. Harris about hosting these youth to discuss issues ranging from community engagement to the criminal legal system - Anissa R. Medina & Connor J. Wagaman, Johns Hopkins Professor Talks Birthright Citizenship at Harvard Law Event (Nov. 8, 2018)
Recap of book talk event hosted by CHHIRJ - Ellen M. Burstein & Luke A. Williams, Activists Talk ‘Race, Racism, and Mental Health’ at Harvard Law School (Nov. 19, 2018)
Coverage of two-day conference hosted with Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
- The Descendants: From slavery to Jim Crow, a call for 21st century abolition (Mar. 19, 2018)
- Report finds wide disparities in punishment of students with disabilities by race (Apr. 19, 2018)
- ‘I go way back with Professor Ogletree’: Hundreds pay tribute to a man known around the world as a leading force for racial equality and social justice (June 26, 2018)
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