The Challenge

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law

June 2019 • Volume 29 • Number 3 •

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In This Issue

Letter from the editor on the summer of 1919

By Khara Coleman

Reflections on the longstanding history of ethnic division and hostility in Chicago.
Spotlight on Bianca B. Brown, ISBA Diversity Leadership Fellow

By Masah S. SamForay

A Q-and-A with Bianca Brown, who has been reappointed as an ISBA Diversity Leadership Fellow.

Diversity and inclusion in nonprofit organizations

By Beverly A. Allen

It is imperative that nonprofits continue to exist and flourish, and in order to do so, they must be willing to promote diversity and inclusiveness.

Reflections on Brown v. Board after 65 years

By Khara Coleman

May 2019 marked 65 years since Board v. Brown, the seminal case on access to public education in the United States.

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November 22 | Online
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December 13 | Chicago
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December 19 | Online

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