Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law

The Center works across four interconnected areas that guide our research, advocacy, and partnerships.

Recent Events

7th Annual Kenneth P. Thompson ’92 Lecture on Race and Criminal Justice Reform

The Alabama Solution Film Screening (Photos)

30th Annual Derrick Bell Lecture on Race in American Society

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A Perilous Path

by Anthony C. Thompson, Sherrilyn Ifill, Loretta Lynch, Bryan Stevenson

A Perilous Path brings together four titans of the legal profession for a frank and deeply thought-provoking conversation on race, justice, and the law in America today. Drawing on decades of civil rights work and their own personal histories, they examine the law's role in both creating and solving the country's most pressing racial challenges — a discussion America desperately needs to hear. 
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Raising the Bar: Diversifying Big Law

by Anthony C. Thompson, Debo Adegbile, Lisa Davis, Damaris Hernández

Raising the Bar brings together partners of color from leading law firms for a candid conversation about succeeding in big law. Drawing on their own journeys, they offer essential guidance for aspiring attorneys of color while challenging law schools and firms to do more to attract, retain, and promote diverse talent. The book also features concrete recommendations from diversity coordinators at top firms. 
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