RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell Law School will celebrate Black History Month throughout February with several events organized by the Black Law Student Association (BLSA). One event will take place each Thursday during the month, including a film viewing and two panel discussions.
“The Black Law Student Association is proud to organize Campbell Law’s Black History Month for the second year,” said BLSA President and third-year student Terry Brown. “With the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March and the recent Ferguson protests in the news, we have carefully planned events that directly relate to current issues that are relevant to the law school and the surrounding community.”
On Thursday, Feb. 5, BLSA will host a showing of the Canes and Sundance Film Festival award winning film “Fruitvale Station” at 6:30 p.m. in room 105. The film is the true story of an African-American man killed by San Francisco Police on New Year’s Eve 2008.
A panel of civil rights leaders and educators will participate in “Are We Still Living in the Civil Rights Era?” on Thursday, Feb. 12 at noon in room 105. The panel will discuss the parallels between the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and current issues of protest in today’s society. Panel participants include Brandon Brockington (Curatorial Associate; International Civil Rights Center & Museum), Mark Dorsin (Managing Attorney; UNC Center for Civil Rights), and Adriane Lentz-Smith (Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies; Duke University).
A second panel discussion, “Racial Profiling in the Black Community,” will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19 at noon in room 105. Former state police officers will discuss their experiences with racial profiling on the job and the specific training they received in profiling.
On Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in room 105 BLSA will host “The Black Experience,” in which Campbell Law students, faculty, staff, and members of the local community from all races can discuss their “Black Experience.” Dean. J. Rich Leonard and Assistant Professor Amos Jones will both participate.
“Our Black Law Student Association has done a fine job of organizing several meaningful events as we celebrate Black History Month,” said Leonard. “This is a significant celebration, and I am certain that these events will be fruitful experiences for the Campbell Law community.”
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