14th Amendment Center Launch & Inaugural Symposium
All five sessions from the 14th Amendment Center’s launch and 2025 symposium, plus a keynote conversation with Ava DuVernay and Sherrilyn Ifill.
A copy of the 14th Amendment, on display at Howard Law School during its 2025 symposium.
The launch of 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy and its inaugural symposium, held at Howard University in March 2025, introduced the center’s work and featured dynamic conversations on the history and interpretation of the 14th Amendment, as well as how artists can help us reimagine democracy.
Recordings for all the sessions and the keynote conversation with filmmaker Ava DuVernay are available on YouTube.
They include:
- Session 1: Becoming “Founders and Framers” – Grassroots Activists As Constitutional Changemakers featuring Prof. P. Gabrielle Foreman, Prof. Martha Jones, Prof. Kate Masur, Latosha Brown, and Reverend William H. Lamar
- Session 2: Activating the Forgotten 14th Amendment and Reviving Equal Protection featuring Prof. Lia Epperson, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Deuel Ross, and Donald Sherman
- Session 3: The Judiciary’s Role in Shaping Constitutional Democracy featuring Judge Carlton Reeves, Judge James Wynn, and Judge Roger Gregory
- Keynote Conversation with Ava DuVernay and Sherrilyn Ifill
- Session 4: Visions of Democracy Through Art featuring Carrie Mae Weems, Saeed Jones, and Leah Dickerman
- Session 5: The Role of Institutions in Democracy – Business, Technology, Media, and Law featuring Tiffany Brewer, Lisa Fairfax, Malika Saada Saar, and Errin Haines
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To learn more about the 14th Amendment Center’s year-in-review for 2025 and the road ahead for 2026, click here.