Spring 2018: Is it Time for Truth and Reconciliation in Post-Ferguson America?
Michigan State Law Review engaged with leading academics and activists as they discussed the nation’s responsibility regarding the history of racial injustice and explored possible ways to move toward healing.
Read Volume 2018’s Symposium Articles here.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, March 15, 2018
9:00 a.m. “My Truth, Our Reality: A Student Perspective”
1:45–2:00 p.m. Coffee
2:00–2:10 p.m. Welcome
Lawrence Ponoroff, Dean, MSU College of Law
2:10–2:25 p.m. Remarks
Cynthia Stephens, Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals
2:30–3:45 p.m. Panel 1: The Quest for Racial Justice
Moderator: Daina Ramey Berry, University of Texas, History
Panelists: Christy Lopez, Georgetown Law & Girardeau Spann, Georgetown Law
4:00–5:15 p.m. Panel 2: Justice for Indigenous Peoples
Moderator: Kate Fort, MSU College of Law
Panelists: Esther Anne, University of Maine; Tim Connors, Judge, Washtenaw County Trial Court; Wenona Singel, MSU College of Law; & Sandy White Hawk, First Nations Repatriation Institute
5:30–6:00 p.m. Keynote Remarks
Professor Darlene C. Hine, Northwestern University Board of Trustees Emeritus Professor, MSU John Hannah Distinguished Professor of History
6:00–7:30 p.m. Dinner
By Invitation
7:30–8:15 p.m. Upstander Project Movie
Adam Mazo
Friday, March 16, 2018
8:30–9:00 a.m. Coffee
9:00–9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Kirstin Tiffany, Michigan State Law Review
9:15–10:30 a.m. Panel 3: Truth-telling: America’s History of Racial Injustice
Moderator: Pero Dagbovie, Professor, MSU; Associate Dean, Grad. School
Panelists: Paul Finkelman, President, Gratz College & Linda Sheryl Greene, Wisconsin Law
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Panel 4: Truth-telling: Criminal Justice and Policing
Moderator: Aditi Juneja, NY State Homes & Community Renewal
Panelists: Olwyn Conway, Ohio State Law; Lupe Salinas, Texas Southern Law; & Mikah Thompson, University of Missouri-Kansas City
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
Remarks, Alex Hosey, East Lansing High School, Class of 2021
1:15–2:30 p.m. Panel 5: Truth & Reconciliation—International and Practice Perspectives
Moderator: Nakia Barr, MSU Office of General Counsel
Panelists: Brian Gilmore, Professor, MSU College of Law; Charlotte Lloyd, Harvard PhD Candidate; & Ronald Slye, Seattle Law
2:45–4:00 p.m. Panel 6: Truth & Reconciliation—What Next?
Moderator: Tiffani Darden, Professor, MSU College of Law
Panelists: Alisa Parker, Legal Services of South Central Michigan; Imani Michelle Scott, Savannah College of Art & Design; & Marbre Stahly-Butts, Law for Black Lives
4:00 p.m. Adjournment
Michael Lawrence, Professor, MSU College of Law