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Hair Me Out: Why Discrimination Against Black Hair Is Race Discrimination Under Title Vii, Alexis Boyd

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

In May 2010, Chastity Jones sought employment as a customer service representative at Catastrophe Management Solutions (“CMS”), a claims processing company located in Mobile, Alabama. When asked for an inperson interview, Jones, a Black woman, arrived in a suit and her hair in “short dreadlocks,” or locs, a type of natural hairstyle common in the Black community. Despite being qualified for the position, Jones would later have her offer rescinded because of her hair. CMS claimed that locs “tend to get messy” and violated the “neutral” dress code and hair policy requiring employees to be “professional and business-like.” Therefore, CMS …

Of State, Market And Justice: Latcritical Challenges To Theory, Praxis And Policy, Francisco Valdes

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Outside/Inside, Jarrett T. Barrios

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Alienated: A Reworking Of The Racialization Thesis After September 11, Ming H. Chen

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Bobbitt, The Rise Of The Market State, And Race, George A. Martinez

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Beautifully Powerful: A Latcrit Reflection On Coming To An Epistemological Consciousness And The Power Of Testimonio, Lindsay Pérez Huber

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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The Latcrit Task Force Recommendations: Findings And Recommendations Of A Self-Study Of The Latcrit Board, 2009., Marc-Tizoc González, Yanira Reyes, Belkys Torres, Charles R. Venator-Santiago

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Silence Compounded- The Conjuction Of Race And Gender Violence, Zanita E. Fenton

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Book Review: Battered Women And Feminist Lawmaking By Elizabeth M. Schneider., Molly Dragiewicz

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Making Kids Toe The Line In The Old Line State: The Disparate Application Of Public School Discipline Polices In Maryland, Allison I. Fultz

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Making Kids Toe The Line In The Old Line State: The Disparate Application Of Public School Discipline Polices In Maryland, Allison I. Fultz

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Prosecution And Race: The Power And Privilege Of Discretion, Angela J. Davis

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

This article examines prosecutorial discretion and argues it is a major cause of racial inequality in the criminal justice system. It asserts that prosecutorial discretion may instead be used to construct effective solutions to racial injustice. The article maintains that since prosecutors have more power than any other criminal justice officials, with practically no corresponding accountability to the public they serve, they have the responsibility to use their discretion to help eradicate the discriminatory treatment of African Americans in the criminal justice system.

Part I of the Article explains the importance and impact of the prosecution function. Part II discusses …

Unexplainable On Grounds Other Than Race , David Kairys

American University Law Review

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Equal Protection: The Jurisprudence Of Denial And Evasion, Donald Lively, Stephen Plass

American University Law Review

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