Just finished Airplane Mode, which is soooo good. Smart, funny, crisp, reflective, wise. Thank you ⁦Shahnaz Habib⁩ for writing it—and thank you ⁦Miriam Gohara⁩ for gifting it!

Really looking forward to this event for Jocelyn Simonson's crucial Radical Acts of Justice, with James Forman, Jr.. Next week at Center for Brooklyn History! nplusonemag.com/online-only/ev…

Listening to this conversation between Dwayne Betts and David Domenici is the best 20 minutes I’ve spent in awhile. open.spotify.com/episode/55keUA…

Lots of discussion of Floridas new African-American history curriculum, especially that line about slavery helping slaves develop skills which they might be able to use for their own benefit. Is that like representative? How is the curriculum as a whole? Well, I’ve read …

“We need this book, and we need it now.” —James Forman, Jr. on Joanna Schwartz’s book, SHIELDED. On sale Feb 14th.

Preorder your copy now 👉 bit.ly/3D8AbqW

We're launching a new feature highlighting short clips from conversations with CCJ’s amazing members.Our first featured member is James Forman, Jr., Yale Law School professor and faculty director of Yale's new Law and Racial Justice Center. Listen here: bit.ly/3IYmGOo

New Haven is a fabulous small city that doesn't get the respect it deserves. Maybe this NYTimes recognition marks a turning point in the narrative.
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Pleased to report that the Law Access Program, supporting New Haven area residents make it to and through law school, is now in year 3. Read about some of our fellows here. law.yale.edu/yls-today/news…

If you can't bring yourself to watch Kanye's entire horrifying interview--and I certainly couldn't--at least watch the few clips included in Kimmel's bit.

Harvard University African American Studies scholar and philosopher Tommie Shelby discusses his new book, The Idea of Prison Abolition, with James Forman, Jr., professor of law at Yale Law School. Princeton Public Library, NJ will host this event, Nov. 30, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST. hubs.ly/Q01t2DH-0

Georgia deserves better than Herschel Walker.

Vote today or as soon as you can! Visit Warnock.vote to find where you can vote early.

My take on why Yale was right to abandon U.S. News washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

Good for Harvard Law School for quitting US News. Stanford Law School Columbia Law School NYU Law, I hope you'll do the same. Make it a movement. You know you hate these rankings. You know they undermine your educational mission. It's time to quit. chronicle.com/article/yale-a…

The U.S. News rankings are the worst. Everybody in higher education knows it. But they think they can't quit. Well Heather Gerken just did. Hooray!
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Well played, D.C. Council. I never thought I'd see this day, but I'm thrilled it has arrived. These changes to the criminal code undo so many of the terrible decisions made in the 1980s and 1990s. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/…

BREAKING: Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, has filed to run for president again in 2024. n.pr/3THqnJM

I’ll be in NYC Sunday Nov. 13 for this. I’m hopelessly biased, but I’ve heard a couple of the songs and they’re powerful.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson confronted the lawyer arguing for outlawing affirmative action with how his proposed college admissions system would privilege a white legacy applicant over a Black descendent of slaves. Listen here -->

People keep saying “those kids” can’t learn. Or don’t want to learn. Maya Angelou Schools • See Forever Foundation keep proving that’s a lie.

LoveBabz LoveTalk with Babz Rawls-Ivy: Kayla Vinson Yale Access to Law School twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…