Professor Brian Gilmore to Present at the Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy (BJALP) 2007 Symposium

November 1, 2007

Setting the Agenda: Examining the Critical Legal Issues Facing African Americans and Minority Communities in the 2008 Elections

Brian Gilmore, Clinical Professor, Howard University School of Law’s Fair Housing Clinic, co-author of “The Nightmare on Main Street for African-Americans: A Call for a New National Policy Focus on Homeownership”, will be part of a panel discussion covering “Health, Home and Family” at the Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy (BJALP) 2007 Symposium on Friday, November 9th.

BJALP is dedicated to addressing legal and policy issues that affect the African-American community and people of color in general. BJALP deals with such matters as constitutional law, criminal justice, civil rights, African-American participation in the political process, the death penalty, fair housing, economic development in the African-American community, African and Caribbean immigration to the United States, health issues that affect African Americans, as well as issues affecting Africa and the African diaspora.

BJALP is published annually each spring by students at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). The journal was founded in 1992 and is a forum for scholars, practitioners and students to address law and policy issues relating specifically to the African-American community and people of color, generally.

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