Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice at UC College of Law

04/04/2022

Join us on Tuesday, 4/5/22, 7PM!

Virtual Book Club Panel highlighting Judge Nathaniel R. Jones' book, "Answering the Call" and featuring his daughter, Stephanie J. Jones; Lindsay Ford Ellis, Assistant General Counsel at OhioHealth; UC Law student Ashley Nkadi '23, Social Justice Fellow; and Kanisha Ervin, UC Law alum and Dinsmore/P&G Post-Graduate OIP Fellow. Register: https://www.chagrinarts.org/events.

The event features Judge Jones' daughter, Stephanie, who will share her perspective of the Judge's work and also as a father who inspired his children and so many others. JOIN: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82507528316

12/11/2021

The Center will be hosting a screening this weekend, Sunday, 12/12/21, at Mariemont Theater at 3:30 PM, for the film Try Harder!
A Q&A will follow.

The film follows five seniors at famed Lowell High School, ranked #1 in the Bay area, as they navigate the rigorous (and absurd) higher ed admissions process, and sits at the intersections of education, race, and mental health.

In a world where cool kids are nerds, seniors at Lowell High share the dream–and the stress– of getting into a top university. In theaters December 3rd!

11/22/2021

On Friday, 11/19/21, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on three counts of first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, and two counts of first-degree reckless endangering of safety, use of a dangerous weapon, for the killings of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and the shooting of Gaige Grosskreutz in August 2020.

While the outcome of the Rittenhouse trial is not shocking, it is disappointing and disheartening. It is reflective of the system and the need for systemic change – more than just trials and convictions of individual bad actors. While individual convictions of bad actors are steps in the right direction, the Rittenhouse verdict demonstrates clearly that we need real change through fundamental shifts in policies and culture and making conditions in which people live, learn, and work more equitable and equal. Difficult and long battles lie ahead and there is much work to be done.

As we did on June 4, 2020, and April of 2021 related to George Floyd and the Chauvin verdict, we want to affirm and offer our continued commitment and support for and engagement in the struggle toward real equality and liberation—in whatever ways we can—and always in solidarity.

10/29/2021

If you are passionate about social justice issues, look no further. Our students gain invaluable experiences working to overturn wrongful convictions, lift underserved communities, and defend human rights around the globe. Learn more at law.uc.edu/justice.

10/21/2021

The University of Cincinnati College of Law has named community advocate and scholar Jenn Dye the Theodore M. Berry Director of the Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice. https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2021/10/college-of-law-names-new-director-of-jones-center-for-race-gender-and-social-justice.html

10/11/2021

Here's a great event (on Zoom) with Professor Emily Houh as a panel member. Spots are filling quickly! Register here: https://bit.ly/2XOy3mM or at the link below.

Curious what’s behind all the attacks on ? Join the The African American Policy Forum for this important National Teach-In on October 14.

Register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-6oqjksHdNOBl-ni2WkCtu7JCEF9cOT

08/23/2021

UC College of Law's Class of 2024 kick off the new academic year.

07/23/2021

There's a major reckoning underway in the American craft beer industry. Only 7.5% of brewers in the U.S. are women, and just 2% of breweries in the country a...

05/10/2021

Please join us, as The Call to Justice Foundation celebrates the late Judge Nathaniel R. Jones’s 95th birthday, with a look at his journey from Civil Rights Lawyer to the Bench.

Co-Hosted by the NAACP, the Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice, and the Blank Rome law firm

Thursday, May 13, 2021
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Email [email protected] for event link.

SPEAKERS
Stephanie Jones, President, The Call to Justice Foundation

Bradford Berry, former law clerk to Judge Jones/former General Counsel NAACP

Marcia Carter, former Executive Assistant to Judge Jones

Prof. Emily Houh, Co-Director, University of Cincinnati College of Law Jones Center

Prof. Kristin Kalsem, Co-Director, University of Cincinnati College of Law Jones Center

Janette McCarthy Wallace, Interim General Counsel, NAACP

James Meyerson, civil rights attorney/former Assistant General Counsel, NAACP

Leslie M. Proll, civil rights attorney/adviser to the NAACP

Alexandra Raleigh, PhD, J.D. candidate/The Call to Justice Fellow

04/27/2021

The video/recordings and List of References from the 2021 Inaugural Morelli Colloquy are now available at: https://ucracegendersocialjustice.com/center-events-2/

The List of References features book titles and links to articles, including the poem “Identity Crisis” by Professor Sahar Aziz.

04/20/2021

Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Statement on the Chauvin Verdict
April 20, 2021

Almost a year ago on June 4, 2020, the Jones Center issued our statement, “In Struggle and Solidarity,” to affirm our support for the protests that erupted following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer named Derek Chauvin. Today, after a three-week trial, Chauvin was convicted on all three of the counts with which he was charged for the death of Floyd -- second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.

While the verdict brings relief, the verdict does not bring joy. The Chauvin trial focused on the individual “bad actor” and not the systemic racism embedded in the criminal “justice” system. Systemic change, however, won’t come through trials and convictions of individual bad actors, though these are steps in the right direction. Rather, real change will come only through fundamental changes in policies and culture and through making more equitable and equal the conditions in which people live, learn, and work.

We should honor the outcome of the Chauvin trial as one that acknowledged that George Floyd’s life mattered. But difficult and long battles lie ahead. As we did on June 4, 2020, we want to affirm and offer our continued commitment and support for and engagement in the struggle toward real equality and liberation—in whatever ways we can—and always in solidarity.

[On behalf of Professor Emily Houh and Professor Kristin Kalsem, Co-Directors of the Jones Center]

04/20/2021

The Jones Center will host a virtual space tonight, 6:00-7:30 pm, for students and other members of the UC Law Community to process and respond to the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. Check your UC mail for access info.