There are 6 article(s) tagged Daniel Kiel:

• September 2024

  • Facing History and Ourselves explores social justice

    Daniel Kiel, who is co-chair of an upcoming Facing History event, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about how the organization approaches race and social justice.

    By Eric Barnes September 11, 2024

• June 2024

  • Temple Israel screening ‘The Memphis 13’ June 25

    Documentary tells the story of 13 Black first-graders who integrated four white Memphis City Schools in 1961.

    By Jane Roberts June 17, 2024

• July 2023

  • Affirmative action ruling causes stab of frustration but local leaders unsure of overall effect

    “Colleges are not typically just using race anyway — instead, they are typically considering race as one factor among many,” said a local law school professor. 

    By Jane Roberts July 05, 2023

• October 2022

  • Sixty-one years ago, 13 first-graders made history

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools recognizes the ‘Memphis 13’ who desegregated public schools in Memphis in 1961.

    By Aarron Fleming October 10, 2022

• March 2022

  • U of M law professors file brief in voting rights restoration case

    Only nine states in the nation require former felons to pay off fines, fees or court costs before being allowed to vote again. Tennessee is one of them.

    By Yolanda Jones March 02, 2022

• September 2020

  • Hooks Institute panel to explore voting issues

    Panelists will discuss their papers on topics including voting rights history, voter disenfranchisement associated with felony convictions, voter prosecution, voter engagement and voter apathy.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 15, 2020