The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law on Monday announced its new Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law, a hub that will offer education, advocacy and research aimed at advancing racial justice.
The new center is named after Larry Gibson and Taunya Lovell Banks, both Maryland Carey Law professors and civil rights trailblazers.
The center’s focus will be improving the lives of people affected by historic and modern-day racial oppression, the law school said in a news release. These efforts will include partnering with impacted communities and organizations that work for racial justice in order to address inequalities in the legal system, employment, education, housing and health, among other issues.
Renée M. Hutchins, the law school’s dean, said the center will offer “a critical space for scholarship, engagement, and action on issues of race and the law. It will also serve as a resource for students, lawyers, and community members who are working to advance racial justice.
“The beauty of this center is that it will be a convener of all the relevant voices so we can get to the best solutions,” Hutchins said.
Michael Pinard, a professor at Maryland Carey Law and expert on race and criminal justice issues, will lead the center as its first faculty director.
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Maryland Carey Law launches new center aimed at advancing racial justice
