The Color of Law – May 16th

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The Public Policy Forum keynote speaker and author Richard Rothstein will present the national research in his book, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Government Segregated America, and take questions from the audience.

Following Rothstein’s keynote, Renee Wolf Koubiadis, Executive Director Anti-Poverty Network (APN) of NJ will give an overview of APN’s report, “The Uncomfortable Truth: Racism, Injustice and Poverty in NJ.” Koubiadis will take questions about the report’s findings from the audience.

Prof. Paula Franzese, Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law at Seton Hall University Law School will moderate a panel consisting of:

• Demelza Baer, Senior Counsel & Director of the Economic Mobility Initiative at the NJ Institute for Social Justice
• Richard Rothstein, Author, The Color of Law
• Rev. Eric Dobson, Fair Share Housing Center
• Felicia Alston-Singleton, Fair Housing Officer Newark Housing Authority