The John Lewis Center for Social Justice at historically Black Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, has partnered with The Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law to launch the Partnership for Southern Impact.
Through this partnership, the two universities will establish a hub, housed on the Fisk campus, for communities and civic groups across the South seeking to make their local and state governments more representative. Scholars from both institutions will work together to develop nonpartisan solutions to issues such as voter suppression, partisan redistricting, and excessively punitive criminal justice.
“Fisk University is proud to partner with The Brennan Center for Justice to advance policy research in the American South,” said Sekou Franklin, executive director of the John Lewis Center. “During this time when our society is rapidly shifting, there is deep alignment between the Brennan Center’s experience to upholding justice and Fisk’s organized approach to elevating ideals that move our country forward and bring people together. We look forward to building upon Fisk’s deep legacy of social justice advocacy to create a better, more just future for all.”
