TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 19, 2023

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law is dealing with outrage over a caricature of a woman in blackface that was on display for almost two weeks in the school’s law review offices, reports the Daily Memphian. The student editor-in-chief of the law review emailed an apology last week to the law school community, and Dean Kate Schaffzin issued a statement that said, in part, “Racism in any form is inexcusable and will not be tolerated." The caricature, a face made of items found in the law review office, including a football and a long black wig, was created by the law review staff as an editing award. The law school and student organizations are planning programs in response that will cover cultural competence and implicit bias.