The Diversity Speaker Series was developed for Notre Dame de Namur University and Belmont community to address and provide dialogue regarding systemic racism. Through concrete action resulting from ongoing examination, analysis and dialogue, NDNU will strive to become a model of a fully integrated, inclusive university in which all campus constituents experience the support and the values of a just society.
These events will create a larger and more public forum for the discussion of dismantling systemic racism. Our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the Belmont community will be exposed to knowledgeable, well respected, and experienced individuals that can inspire and motivate change.
Angela Davis is the author of eight books and has lectured throughout the United States as well as in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America. In recent years a persistent theme of her work has been the range of social problems associated with incarceration and the generalized criminalization of those communities that are the most affected by poverty and racial discrimination. |
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Angela Oh, a nationally-recognized attorney, public lecturer, and community leader, is of Counsel to the Century City law firm of Bird Marella in Los Angeles, California. Formerly a name partner and trial attorney at Beck DeCorso Barrera & Oh, she has represented individuals and entities in all facets of state and federal court litigation. During her years in public service and private practice, Oh has built a reputation as an effective advocate and negotiator, drawing upon a wide breadth of experiences in the community, legal, and political arenas. |
Anthony D. Romero took the helm of the American Civil Liberties Union in September 2001, a week before the attacks
on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The air in lower Manhattan, where the nation’s preeminent civil-liberties
organization is headquartered, was still thick with smoke when the administration began pressuring Congress to remove
checks and balances on law-enforcement. |
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