Margaret Burnham is a member of the faculty of Northeastern University School of Law, where she heads the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.
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Lynching Memorial Forces Us To Confront Our Racist Past — And Present
Restoring justice means uncovering the truth about what really happened, writes Margaret Burnham.
Sessions Feigns Concern For Asian-Americans To Gut Affirmative Action
The right, and now Attorney General Jeff Sessions, transforms Asian-Americans into honorary whites, writes Margaret Burnham, for political purposes in the affirmative action debate.
The Most Important Moment For Civil Rights This Century Is Upon Us
One day we look back on this time and measure our government’s response to the chaos.
What We Can Learn From Sandra Bland’s Tragic End
We've come a long way since the civil rights movement. But for people of color, the roads are still not entirely safe.
Baltimore Wasn't The First City To Burn, And It Won't Be The Last
The broken spines of the Freddie Grays have before been the last straw, the flame to the powder keg. And yet we cannot seem to pull the curtain on this...
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The New Great Dissenter: On Affirmative Action, Sotomayor Gets It Right
In her dissent of this week’s Schuette decision, Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke for, embodied, embraced and evoked the minority whose interests were at stake.
Are We Finally Ready To Reduce Racial Bias In Our Courts?
Medgar Evers, Rodney King, Trayvon Martin, And Now Jordan Davis: These shocking verdicts illuminate the persistence of racial decision-making in the criminal justice system.