john a. powell

Executive Director

Kiwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity

Race to the Center: Race and the Progressive Movement

Plenary: Strategy Session

Synopsis

A discussion about how to ensure that the progressive movement is inclusive and moving the issue of race from the margin to the center. Shifting demographics in our communities are changing the face of the progressive movement. How can the progressive movement harness this energy and potential?

Speaker Bio

Professor and Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University and Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, john powell is an internationally recognized authority in the areas of civil rights, civil liberties, and issues relating to race, ethnicity, poverty, and the law. He was previously national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, founder and director of the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota, and a co-founder of the Poverty and Race Research Action Council. He formerly taught at law schools including Harvard and Columbia University. Professor powell serves on the board of several national organizations. He holds a J.D. from the University of California Berkeley, and a B.A. from Stanford University.

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