Between the Lines: Racial Innocence by Tanya Katerí Hernández

515 Malcolm X Blvd,New York NY 10030

19 January, 2023

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IN-PERSON“A critical race theory tour de force for understanding Latino anti-Black bias, from the most important Afro-Latina voice on civil rights today.” - Kimberlé Crenshaw Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality is described as the first comprehensive book about anti-Black bias in the Latino community that unpacks the misconception that Latinos are “exempt” from racism due to their ethnicity and multicultural background. Join us for a conversation with Racial Innocence author, Tanya Katerí Hernández, law professor and comparative race relations. She will be in conversation with Deule Ross, Senior Counsel for NAACP Legal Defense Fund. A book signing for Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality will follow. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PARTICIPANTSTanya Katerí Hernández is an internationally recognized comparative race law expert and a professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, where she teaches anti-discrimination law, comparative employment discrimination, and critical race theory. A Fulbright scholar, Princeton and Rutgers fellow, and former scholar in residence at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, she specializes in comparative race relations and anti-discrimination law. Hernández is the author of multiple books, including Multiracials and Civil Rights: Mixed-Race Stories of Discrimination. Deuel Ross is a Senior Counsel & Director of Professional Development at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”). In that role, he uses litigation and advocacy to ensure equal access to educational opportunities and the political process for people of color. Deuel also represents students of color in school desegregation cases in Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and elsewhere. He played a lead role in negotiating a new comprehensive, multi-year settlement with Connecticut in the landmark Sheff v. O’Neill case. And he argued Banks v. St. James Parish School Board in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, where the Court found that charter schools can be held accountable to desegregation orders. ACCESSIBLILITYASL interpretation will be provided upon availability of interpreters. Live captioning is available for streaming programs. Additional accessibility requests can be made by e-mail [email protected]. #SchomburgLive _________________________ GET THE BOOKReaders who wish to purchase copies of Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality, can do so in-person from The Schomburg Shop in Harlem (while supplies last). All proceeds benefit The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. ABOUT RACIAL INNOCENCE Racial Innocence will challenge what you thought about racism and bias and demonstrate that it’s possible for a historically marginalized group to experience discrimination and also be discriminatory. Racism is deeply complex, and law professor and comparative race relations expert Tanya Katerí Hernández exposes “the Latino racial innocence cloak” that often veils Latino complicity in racism. As Latinos are the second-largest ethnic group in the US, this revelation is critical to dismantling systemic racism. Basing her work on interviews, discrimination case files, and civil rights law, Hernández reveals Latino anti-Black bias in the workplace, the housing market, schools, places of recreation, the criminal justice system, and Latino families. By focusing on racism perpetrated by communities outside those of White non-Latino people, Racial Innocence brings to light the many Afro-Latino and African American victims of anti-Blackness at the hands of other people of color. Through exploring the interwoven fabric of discrimination and examining the cause of these issues, we can begin to move toward a more egalitarian society. PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER IN-PERSON | By registering for this event, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending an in-person program at The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold The New York Public Library, its Trustees, officers, agent and employees liable for any illness or injury. 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