June 19, Jennifer Collins, Dedman School of Law Dean (and co-author Leonard Baynes, Dean at the Universiy of Houston Law Center), for a piece recognizing that Blacks are under-represented in Texas law schools and law firms while providing solutions to increase those numbers. Published in the Houston Chronicle: https://bit.ly/2YWqvLs
We all have been rocked by the tragic death of former Houston resident George Floyd while in police custody and witnessed street protests and calls to address persistent anti-Black racism.
As deans of leading law schools in Dallas and Houston, we join together to provide background on these historic events, to condemn all forms of discrimination, and to issue a call to action to work with the legal community to eradicate the continuing scourge of racism and other forms of discrimination.
We note that today is the Juneteenth observance to commemorate emancipation.
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