BLSA Preamble to the Chapter's Constitution

The Florida Coastal Chapter of the National Black Law Students Association recognizes the need of involvement of Black law students in Florida Coastal School of Law. The purpose of this Association is to address issues related to the Black legal community; promote a sense of security academically, socially and professionally; foster a conscious awareness of diversity at this legal institution; and provide a network to ensure the needs of Florida Coastal’s Black students are met.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

SRBLSA Law Journal Vol. IV Publication


Greetings BLSA,
Over the weekend, the SRBLSA Law Journal selected the pieces that will be published in Vol. IV of the Journal this coming April 2010. SRBLSA had a record number of submissions this year, so publication decisions were extremely tough.

Please join me in congratulating our own Travis Sumter, for being selected for publication!

SRBLSA's theme this year is "From the White House to My House: Changing the Color of Legal Discourse Through the Emergence of the Black Perspective".

The articles selected for publication are as follows:

Travis Sumter - Florida Coastal School of Law
-Move Up or Move Out: Gentrification and the Futility of the Intent Doctrine


Neubia Williams - Wake Forest University
- A Post Racial Era?: How the election of President Obama and recent Supreme Court Jurisprudence illustrate that the United States is not Beyond the Centrality of Race.

Diane Littlejohn - North Carolina Central University
- Presidential Security and Freedom of Expression in the Age of Obama.

Whitney Cherry - University of North Carolina
- Putting the Hose on the Final Flicker of Affirmative Action: Where Does the Future of Affirmative Action Lie after Ricci v. Destefano and in the Obama Era?

Elizabeth Hall - Emory University
- Criminalizing Our Youth: The School-to-Prison Pipeline v. The Constitution.

Milton Flynt - University of South Carolina
- The New Generation of Civil Rights Advocacy: The Charter School Movement in African-American Communities in the South.

Harriet Huell - University of North Carolina
- No More Hiding Money in the Mattress: An Analysis of Minority Heir Property Issues and the Necessity of Estate Planning in the African American Community.

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