As the nation observes Black History Month, Wayne State is focusing attention toward the long fight to ensure equality for all in the United States. This month, the Wayne State Insiders will have the opportunity to hear about university's role in that struggle.
Join the Insiders at noon on Friday, Feb. 26, to learn more about the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at the Wayne State University Law School.
Like its namesake, the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights is dedicated to making equal justice a reality for all who are burdened by discrimination.
At the center:
- Law students teach a civil rights curriculum to high school students.
- Leaders dive into the issues of the day, such as tax foreclosures, water shutoffs and police-community relations.
- Civil rights icons present public lectures.
- Leaders from dozens of organizations address issues of structural racism in Detroit through the Detroit Equity Action Lab, supported by a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
- Community-based organizations find support.
The center also hosts the nation's first and only repository dedicated to African American legal history, along with a traveling exhibit about the 14th Amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law.
Representatives will explain the many ways in which the center is training the civil rights leaders of tomorrow and promoting the educational, economic and political power of underrepresented communities in urban settings.
The center is located at 471 W. Palmer. For more information, visit law.wayne.edu/keithcenter.
RSVP is encouraged.