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Ingrid B
Symposium:
Dreaming of Democracy:
RACE, SEX, AND SUSPICION:
THE MYTH OF THE BLACK MALE
![]() WHEN: Friday,
October 21, 2005
WHERE: University of Miami School of Law
Coral Gables, FL
Room E352
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
Reception to follow at the beautiful U.M. Lowe Art Museum at 6:00 P.M.
In
the 2000 election thousands of qualified voters, in
overwhelming
disproportion blacks, were disenfranchised because the Secretary
of
State mislabeled them as "ex-felons."
In January 2005, Ward Connerly
obtained all the signatures necessary to
place on the ballot a referendum
ending affirmative action in the State
of Michigan. It is expected to
pass.
An underlying theme in this debate is the argument, articulated by
THE
BELL CURVE, by Sander and others, is that blacks are inferior
academically and lowering standards. Thus, they argue in effect
the
stereotypes are true.
In a similar vein in the aftermath of hurricane
Katrina, black survivors
of the storm, perhaps searching for food and
clothing, were portrayed as
looters by at least one Southern
governor.
These events thematize a stubborn tension: blacks still
continue to
suffer from invisibility and marginalization in the midst of
progress.
The Supreme Court and many state legislatures nonetheless
pursue
policies of color-blindness, arguing that the playing field has
been
leveled, that race no longer is relevant. In his recent book,
Professor
Jones deals powerfully with this duality or conflict between the
notion
of formal equality and the lived experience of
African-Americans.
To address these timely issues, The University of
Miami School of Law
has convened a panel of nationally renowned legal
scholars to discuss
the topic of Race and Democracy, using the text of
Professor Jones' work
as a backdrop for analysis, dialogue and
debate.
Anyone interested in the emerging field of Critical Race Theory,
the
Constitutional and social issues raised by the 2000 election,
the
renewed attacks on affirmative action, the disparate treatment of
the
hurricane victims, or the future of civil and political rights
for
minorities and people of color in the 21st century should attend
this
symposium.
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