Kenitra Brown

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[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

@JessPish Congratulations, Jessica!!! 🎊 This is exciting, and I can't wait to read it!

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

An extremely relevant and timely piece from @NjeriRutledge.
You know what else is exhausting? Having to swallow your anger and frustration listening to Graham's line of questioning during the #KBJconfirmation, so you can be productive and effective while working...

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

I'm excited to join in conversation with @AmyBanksMD and Isaac Knapper about their powerful journey together through trauma, imprisonment, exoneration, and reconciliation.
There's still time to register to join us tonight at 6 PM CT.
Register here: https://t.co/dLU8wTeopF

[SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center @smulawdeason]

Happening today!

Isaac Knapper and Dr. Amy Banks discuss the trauma that brought them together, and their book, Fighting Time: Trauma, Justice, and Healing. Tonight at 6PM CT.

Register for our #DoingTheWork event here: https://t.co/bl65pAasgO

[SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center @smulawdeason]

Excited for our staff attorney Kenitra Brown (@kenimarieb) to present on the Race and #PublicDefense Panel at @NACDL's Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference!

#CJReform

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

@NACDL's fantastic State Criminal Justice Network Conference starts right now!

#NACDLscjn

Register for the free conference here: https://t.co/HzQeNxNURO

[NACDL @NACDL]

TODAY at 1pm ET the 2021 State Criminal Justice Network Conference will kick off with a conversation about the use of predictive algorithms by police and ways to disrupt predictive policing. #NACDLscjn

Register for the free conference now: https://t.co/dnljtkDdue

[SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center @smulawdeason]

There is still time to register for tomorrow’s #STARJustice event!
#Native women face higher rates of violent crime, but #Indigenous nations have limited authority to pursue non-Native citizens.

Listen to #Indian Law expert Mary Kathryn Nagle (@MKNAGLE): https://t.co/f0HDhEj7ew

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

@AuntieFeminist Still so thrilled for you and for the students, staff, and faculty at Colorado Law!! 🥰💐 Congratulations!! SMU Dedman is all the richer for your presence while we have/had it!

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

What a way to close out this segment of our CJR Conversations Series! Excited to hear these leading practitioners and scholars in public defense in conversation tomorrow! There's still time to register here:
https://t.co/FzFmIKly7d #cjreform

[SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center @smulawdeason]

There is still time to register for tomorrow’s #CJReform Conversation, an @SMULawReview Symposium series hosted by @ProfPamMetzger & @SMULawDeason: #IndigentDefense with Professor @IreneOJoe & Chief Justice @BridgetMaryMc on April 28th, 2:00 CT
https://t.co/i2VOO6Aahv #LawTwitter

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

Want to help provide funding for law students volunteering in public service placements over the summer? Then please think about bidding on items in the 2021 Virtual APIL Auction.
Register here: https://t.co/P9JCFIVdal

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

Come for all three!! See you all tomorrow at 2:00 PM CT!

Register here: https://t.co/adYwTngkOj

[Somil Trivedi @SomilBTrivedi]

In the wake of Atlanta and midstream in Minnesota, join us for this chat tomorrow on the still-rampant racial injustice in the criminal legal system. Come for @ProfPamMetzger, stay for @BennettCapers, and merely tolerate @SomilBTrivedi. Link below, see you tomorrow!

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

Thank goodness for the archive: https://t.co/mWFKcqDJPb

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

Have some time this afternoon to listen in on #CriminalJusticeReform conversations? Join @smulawdeason and @SMULawReview at 2:00 PM CDT as we host a conversation with @ProfKamiChavis, @w_katz1, & @ProfPamMetzger about police accountability.
Register here: https://t.co/k8FUG59ijY

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

Quick note/observation on #txlege2021 proceedings: several bills with potential effects for criminal legal systems are being heard in several committees, including Criminal Jurisprudence, County Affairs, & Homeland Security/Public Safety.

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

Join @SMULawReview and @smulawdeason for this five-part series beginning next Thursday with @ProfPamMetzger, @ProfKamiChavis, and @w_katz1.

[SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center @smulawdeason]

How do we transform policing, racial injustice, indigent defense, bail, and prosecution for #CJReform?
Find out at Criminal Justice Reform Conversations, an @SMULawReview Symposium facilitated by Prof. Pamela Metzger and the Deason Center. Details here: https://t.co/wj9fawKNWw

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

I've been waiting to host this "conversation" with my friend for months! Come join me and @MsBKB this Wednesday at 12:15 PM as we discuss her book, criminal justice reform, and the future.

[SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center @smulawdeason]

Every day, thousands of people languish behind bars for years for nonviolent offenses.

Listen to Brittany Barnett (@MsBKB) discuss her clients’ experiences being #BuriedAlive at our #DoingTheWork event:

A Knock at Midnight and the Urgency of Now

https://t.co/9WjbHxCCsk

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

#BlackLawyersMatter2020
As someone who worries about "failing" all the time, a comment from Chequan Lewis just sent me to church: Don't just hire Black lawyers, support us AND allow us to fail!! Allow us to feel safe to take risks without fear!

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

Said WITH. HER. CHEST! 🗣🗣🗣

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

Really feeling the significance and the presence of all the women deans represented in this conference, including Dean @jmcollinsSMULaw at my own institution.

[SMU Dedman School of Law @SMULawSchool]

Panel 2 Q&A: On whether Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) are still relevant: YES. HBCU schools "understand law as a verb." If "education is a 'bootstrap'", HBCU law schools ensure the bootstrap stays on. 600+ attending. #BlackLawyersMatter2020

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

Paraphrasing Dean Renee Hutchins @ UDC Law: HBCU Law Schools understand the law as a verb. We inherently understand that the law must do, must move for justice to prevail. We understand that the law must be placed into action!

[Kenitra Brown @KeniMarieB]

#BlackLawyersMatter2020 is happening all day, right now. Join the conference for great information, great speakers, and free CLE!

"The Role of Historically Black Law Schools" is up next!