Women of Color Research Initiative
Explores the unique experiences of women of color in the law, who face bias and other obstacles due to the intersectionality of their gender and race.
Practical Tools
Practical Tools features a collection of ABA training, tools, tips, methods, and other resources related to equity and improvement in the American Justice System.
Implicit Bias Videos and Toolkit
The Diversity and Inlusion 360 Commission, a one-year presidential initiative established by past President Paulette Brown, explored the existence of implicit bias and what can be done to combat it through a series of videos specifically targeting key players in the judicial system: judges, prosecutors and public defenders. The videos are accompanied by a toolkit that offers additional resources and materials that can be used in training programs for those groups of professionals.
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The ABA Judicial Division is committed to promoting full & equal participation within the Division & throughout the nation's judiciary by minorities.
Diversity & Inclusion
The ABA Men of Color Project
The Men of Color Project (MoCP) exists to build leaders in the law field, facilitate intergenerational support, and encourage community service and civic engagement amongst men of color in the legal profession.
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Programs, resources, and information across the American Bar Association.
Black Lawyers in America Webinar Series
Sessions 1 - 4 Available
As our society increasingly becomes aware of the historic inequities that continue to impact people of color generally and Black Americans in particular, the legal profession is likewise coming to terms with this reality.
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ABA study: Disabled, LGBTQ+ lawyers face discrimination
Lawyers who either identify as having disabilities or who identify as LGBTQ+ report experiencing both subtle and overt forms of discrimination at their workplaces, with common reports of subtle but unintentional biases, according to a first-of-its-kind national study released July 14 by the American Bar Association, in collaboration with the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.
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Left Out and Left Behind
The newest research from the Long-Term Careers for Women in Law Initiative, focusing specifically on the experiences women lawyers of color have in the profession.
The School-to-Prison Pipeline
Report
In 2014, the American Bar Association (ABA) Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) turned its attention to the continuing failures in the education system where certain groups of students.
Download - ReportNational Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws
Report and Recommendations
The Complimentary National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws - Report and Recommendations is available.
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Compassion Fatigue Webinar
This seminar looks at which legal professionals are most at risk, the development of compassion fatigue, the interface between attorney impairment and discipline and what individual and organizational measures can prevent and mitigate compassion fatigue.
Black Lives Matter (In Disasters, Too)
The Intersection of Race and Policy in Disasters [CC]
This webinar provides a historical context of how segregation and discrimination as well as policies such as redlining isolated communities of color and put them in areas more susceptible to natural disasters, and explores ways in which attendees can advocate for change in their communities through grassroots advocacy.
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The Commission on Homelessness and Poverty's resource clearinghouse
Combatting Poverty and Decriminalizing Homelessness Through a Race Equity Lens
Syllabus: 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge
The Council of the ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law is proud to announce its participation in the “21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge.”
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During COVID-19
Mental Health Resources for the Legal Profession During COVID-19
The ABA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force
In response to the growing legal needs of Americans arising from the coronavirus pandemic, the American Bar Association has created a nationwide task force of volunteer lawyers and judges from across the legal profession.