4th Annual MLK Forum, January 2019
11 videos • 90 views • by Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology On January 24, 2019, Chicago-Kent Hosted the 4th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Forum Erika K. Wilson, Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy & Associate Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law was the featured speaker, presenting a talk titled "Legal Racism: How Inequities Created by the Law Can be Eliminated by the Law." Panelists: • Sidney Dillard, Partner, Head of Corporate Investment Banking Division | Loop Capital • Candace Moore, Senior Staff Attorney | Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights • Michael Seng, Director | Fair Housing Legal Support Center & Clinic The John Marshall Law School After Professor Wilson's discussion, the other panelists gave their perspectives on the impact of legal racism in finance, education reform, and housing policy. An open question and answer session followed that addressed specific examples, terms, and trends from the presentation and the speaker discussion.