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Critical Race Theory, Columbia Law School and the Legacies of Slavery: The Black Male Initiative

Join us as we journey through Columbia Law School’s legacy of slavery and the remnants of that legacy on and off campus today with a particular focus on the experiences of Black men. With the assistance of esteemed panelists, we apply and analyze various critical race theories to navigate the various systemic challenges faced by Black men today while acknowledging and addressing the past. See more information at https://crt2.podcasts.library.columbia.edu .

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Movement Lawyering in Law School

In this episode of CRT2, how movement lawyering can be incorporated in legal education. Movement lawyering, or community lawyering, is a non-traditional approach to social justice lawyering that recognizes the limitations of relying on the law to bring about social change. See more information at https://crt2.podcasts.library.columbia.edu .

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CRT and Family Regulation System: Toward Abolition

In this episode of Columbia Race Talks / Critical Race Theory, guest Professor Anna Arons from NYU Law School speaks on her experiences as a public defender working in the family regulation system. We chat with her not only about the need for abolition, but also on how we can work toward a society that actually keeps children and families safe without relying on systematic violence. See more information at https://crt2.podcasts.library.columbia.edu .

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The Scarlet Letter of Incarceration: Special Feature

Mini Feature guests continue the conversation on re-entry into community and family reunification, and help us learn how CRT can play out in our everyday relationships, between lawyers and clients and especially between mom and daughter. We speak with Shameeka and her 11 year-old daughter, Empress, two powerful voices for resilience, healing and racial justice. See more information at https://crt2.podcasts.library.columbia.edu/ .

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The Scarlet Letter of Incarceration: Barriers to Women’s Re-entry

Over 1.9 million individuals leave women’s prisons and jails every year in the US. This process of returning to the community is labeled “re-entry”. In this episode of CRT2, we ask – What does the re-entry experience actually look like for Black women? The stories shared with us by four formerly incarcerated women and a justice impacted girl illuminate the sometimes gut wrenching journey one must go through after incarceration and en route to freedom. Extra feature included. See more information at https://crt2.podcasts.library.columbia.edu .

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Trailer

CRT2 is a project of the Studio for Law and Culture at Columbia University. Each podcast
episode is conceived, written, hosted and produced by students in the Critical
Race Theory Seminar Workshop at Columbia Law School. CRT2 will take our listeners from New
York to Louisiana, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to Paris, France, on a journey that shows the
global reach and relevance of Critical Race Theory.

Each episode of Columbia Race Talks/Critical Race Theory will cut through the fog of myth and
misinformation surrounding the CRT culture wars, to take a deep dive into issues of race, racism
and racial justice.

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