This seminar will open with a presentation by Tymber Hudson

followed by

Professors Dorothy Roberts and Bernard E. Harcourt

reading and discussing

Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts (excerpts)

Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare by Dorothy Roberts (excerpts)

“Prison, Foster Care, and the Systemic Punishment of Black Mothers” by Dorothy Roberts

“Abolishing Policing Also Means Abolishing Family Regulation,” by Dorothy Roberts

Thursday, February 25, 2021

6:15-8:45 pm

Columbia University

Please RSVP here.

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This seminar will explore the campaign to end the family policing system (child protection services and foster care) with one of the nation’s leading thinkers on the topic, Professor Dorothy Roberts.