Gloria J. Browne-Marshall "Our fight for justice must continue" Institution: John Jay College of Criminal Justice Location: New York City Website: www.racelawsociety.blogspot.com

Biography:
Prominent Constitutional Law Professor and best-selling author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall has been selected to reprise her highly-popular series on race and the law. The series is appropriately titled The Browne-Marshall Lecture Series on Race. Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, J.D./M.A., is author of the best-selling Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present. Derrick Bell wrote the foreword to this unique book which tells the story of Race and Criminal Justice, Voting Rights, Property Rights, Civil Liberties, the Military, Internationalism, and Education. Cornel West says Race, Law, and American Society is a gem. Author Blanche Wiesen Cook says Race, Law, and American Society is “bold and challenging, dramatic, comprehensive, and galvanizing.” Browne-Marshall is the 2009 recipient of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award for her work with racial justice and women's equality. She is a member of the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Browne-Marshall was selected for this coveted honor due to her expertise on the issues of U.S. Constitutional Law, Human Rights, and Race Law. She is the author of “The U.S. Constitution: Major Cases and Conflicts” published by Pearson Press and “The U.S. Constitution: An African-American Context” published by Law and Policy Group Press. She is the author of many essays, articles, and book chapters. The Browne-Marshall Lecture Series on Race addresses such topics as: "Race, Law, and Criminal In-justice;" "The Obama Factor: Race, Law, and Voting Rights;" “Race, Law, and Black Women” as well as "Race, Law and Public Education" and “Race, Law, and Property Wrongs.” Browne-Marshall’s dynamic work in criminal justice exposes the role law played in slavery, Jim Crow segregation, integration, and the current criminal in-justice system.

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is an Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY). She teaches Constitutional Law, Race and the Law, and Evidence. She is also a member of the Doctoral Faculty of the Criminal Justice Program at the Graduate Center as well as a member of the Gender Studies Faculty at John Jay College. Browne-Marshall is a former Civil Rights attorney who advocated on behalf of Black children at Southern Poverty Law Center, Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc.. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is the Founder and Director of The Law and Policy Group, Inc., a "think tank for the community." The Law and Policy Group, Inc. examines issues affecting the lives of children, women, and people of color. The Law and Policy Group, Inc. produces the national Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls® which is the first and only national report on the state of Black females in America.

Browne-Marshall is an award-winning playwright of seven plays. “Killing Me Softly” is a seven character murder mystery with music, drama, and humor set in a law firm. Her play “My Juilliard” is a three character drama which stunningly reveals how the lives of three generations of Black female artists are turned upside down by the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease. Her plays have been produced in New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and Louisiana.

She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as well as PEN American Center, Dramatists Guild, Mystery Writers of America, National Association of Black Journalists, Women’s City Club, and the National Bar Association. Browne-Marshall addresses audiences locally, nationally, and internationally on issues of racial/ethnic justice and gender equality. She has provided expert commentary to: Associated Press, ABC News, The New York Times, Amsterdam News, Philadelphia Inquirer, WPIX, WNYC, WBAI, HOT97 and many others.

Availability:
Available as Keynote/Guest Speaker.