Race, Racism And The Law considers race, racism and racial distinctions in the law. It examines the role of domestic and international law in promoting and/or alleviating racism. This website makes law review scholarship (and related material) more accessible to community activists, students, and non-legal faculty.
Vernellia Randall Professor Emerita of Law The University of Dayton School of Law
Congratulations to Vernellia Randall on receiving the Society of American Law Teacher (SALT) Great Teacher Award for her decades of teaching, advocacy, and scholarship. Professor Vernellia Randall is the founder and editor of "Race, Racism and the Law". This is a free virtual celebration: January 7, 2021, 7:15 p.m. You can register here: https://bit.ly/3DL3VaN .
An eclectic collection of poetry, music, essays and the musing of one African American woman on race, racism, gender, health care, law, and legal education.
I hope that this site and my work
inspires women-of-color and men-of-color who are struggling to succeed in a racially hostile world.
provides insight and education to non-blacks on issues of importance to the black community.
I use this site and my work to provide me a creative and spiritual outlet as I struggle in a profession that has become almost devoid of creativity and spirituality.
I hope that my site and my work reflects who I am -
an African American, a woman, a mother, a sister, an aunt, and a friend who works continuously at changing the world through law, love, and activism.
But first I'd like to share with you some poems and passages that have been important in my life:
