Symposium on Racism, Wealth Equity and the Law

This program is a a full-day symposium examining the links between racism, wealth equity, and the law, nearly 60 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Viewers discuss the presence and impact of structural racism and the racial wealth gap in housing, health, and education, and strategies to meaningfully promote equity in these areas for all New Yorkers. The program also explores recommendations proposed by the Task Force in its January 2023 report.

Speakers

Hon. Leslie E. Stein, Government Law Center at Albany Law School

Lillian M. Moy, Esq.

Nelson Mar, Esq., Legal Services NYC – Bronx

Professor Ciji Dodds, Albany Law School

Keisha A. Williams, Esq., Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.

Dr. Henry Louis Taylor, Jr., University at Buffalo

Daniel W. Morton-Bentley, Esq., New York State Education Department

Caroline Nagy, Americans for Financial Reform

Johanne E. Morne, MS, NYS Department of Health

Heather M. Butts, JD, MPH, MA, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Richard C. Lewis, Esq., Hinman Howard & Kattell, LLP

Hasna Muhammad, Ed.D, M.A., Visual Artist, Writer, and Educator

Jamaica Miles, All of Us Community Action Group

T. Andrew Brown, Esq., Brown Hutchinson LLP

Dean Cinnamon Pinon Carlarne, Albany Law School

Julia Lyasere MD, MBA, Dalio Center for Health Justice at NewYork-Presbyterian

Kapil Longani, Esq., The State University of New York

Samantha Darche, Esq., NYS Department of Financial Services

Clotelle L Drakeford, Esq., The Legal Aid Society Of Westchester County