Winona State University will host “The Time for Justice is Now: Race, Policing and the Criminal Justice System” with Nekima Levy-Pounds, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 in East Hall, Kryzsko Commons.
Levy-Pounds is a professor of law, civil rights attorney, expert on civil rights and social justice, and co-founder and board chair for Brotherhood Inc. She has a passion for improving the lives of African Americans, focusing on African American males from 16 to 24-years-old. She has taught programs on the impacts of unjust racial laws and limitations for African Americans for law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities and schools.
Levy-Pounds currently teaches at the University of St. Thomas Law School, where she continues to pursue legal and scholarly work to promote awareness and understanding of racial issues.
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is sponsored by the KEAP Diversity Resource Center and the Winona State University Student Senate.
For more information contact Alex Hines at ahines@winona.edu.
