Dress Coded

Thursday, September 27, 2018 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Lohrfink Auditorium, Rafik B. Hariri Building, Georgetown University Main Campus

Co-sponsored by the Georgetown University Gender⁺ Justice Initiative and the National Women’s Law Center.

Join us for a panel discussion titled Dress Coded: Black Girls, Bodies, and the Bias Embedded in School Dress Codes with perspectives from students, advocates, educators, and scholars. Moderated by Naomi Mezey, Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Gender⁺ Justice Initiative, Georgetown University.

Panelists:

• Nadiyah Williams, Student, Charles Herbert Flowers High School
• Nia Evans, Manager of Campaigns and Digital Strategies, National Women’s Law Center
• Rich Ford, George E. Osborne Professor of Law at Stanford Law School
• Dr. Melissa Kim, Deputy Chancellor of Social, Emotional, and Academic Development at DCPS
• Samantha Paiga Davis, Founder and Executive Director of the Black Swan Academy