Cornell William Brooks
Visiting Professor of Social Ethics, Law, and Justice Movements at Boston University
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Reverend Cornell William Brooks, Esq. (STH’87, LAW Hon.’15), former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), joins both the School of Law and School of Theology faculties as a visiting professor of Social Ethics, Law, and Justice Movements for the 2017–2018 academic year.
Prior to the NAACP, Brooks previously served as executive director of the Fair Housing Council of Greater Washington, was a trial attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, was the 1998 Democratic Nominee for the US House of Representatives for the 10th District of Virginia, was the senior counsel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and served as the president and CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice.
He has authored several published articles and essays, and delivered 11 keynote or commencement addresses at domestic and international universities since 2015, as well as hundreds of speeches. Rev. Brooks also serves as a regular contributor for CNN, providing analysis and commentary on public affairs, civil rights and social ethics. His appearances include The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, CNN Newsroom, and New Day.
Brooks earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors in political science from Jackson State University in 1983, and his Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in social ethics and systematic theology from Boston University School of Theology in 1987. As a Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar while studying at Boston University, he was awarded both the Oxnam-Leibman Fellowship for outstanding scholarship and promoting racial harmony, and the Jefferson Fellowship for outstanding scholarship and excellence in preaching. In 1990, he earned his Juris Doctorate from Yale Law School, where he served as a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and member of the Yale Law and Policy Review.
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Martin Luther King’s teachings remembered 50 years after his assassination
March 30, 2018
Fox 25 Boston Cornell William Brooks Next week marks 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, yet his legacy is still alive and celebrated across the world… Expert quote: “This could not be a more relevant or more urgent moment.” View full article
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W.E.B. Du Bois offers lessons to this generation of citizen activists
February 23, 2018
Boston Globe Cornell William Brooks During this tumultuous time in America, the youngest Americans are being inspired to become advocates by the most American of tragedies — violence… Expert quote: “Du Bois and today’s citizen activists cannot be judged by whether they kneel before or wave the American flag with uncritical enthusiasm but to the […]
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Race, not abortion, was the founding issue of the religious right
February 5, 2018
Boston Globe Cornell William Brooks Here are some facts that might surprise you… Expert quote: “For Christian conservatives who put abortion at the top of their list, the challenge becomes objecting to the loss of life in the womb but also objecting to the loss of life beyond the womb. You cannot segregate your compassion. […]
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Former NAACP president sees ties between past, current events at bus boycott celebration
December 5, 2017
Montgomery Advisor Cornell William Brooks In historic First Baptist Church, a Monday night tribute to Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott celebrated an important civil rights victory, while keeping one foot firmly rooted in the future... Expert quote: “If we look at what we learned in past, we’ve got to train, we’ve got to organize…Vote […]
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National Anthem protests continue at NFL games
October 19, 2017
CNN Newsroom Cornell William Brooks, School of Law & School of Theology With the ongoing controversy regarding NFL player protests during the playing of the National Anthem, NFL owners are holding a meeting to discuss. CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield covers the issues… View full video here
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Trump’s tweets about the NFL
September 25, 2017
CNN Situation Room Cornell William Brooks, School of Theology & School of Law Cornell Brooks: Trump using code for ‘N-word’ View full video here
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Why Trump’s spontaneous moments on race tell us more than the scripted ones
August 15, 2017
CNN Cornell William Brooks, School of Law & School of Theology President Donald Trump’s examination on race is not over, not by a long shot… Expert quote: “He wanted to have his hate cake and eat it.” View full article
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Trump’s obsession with Obama
August 11, 2017
Anderson Cooper 360 Cornell William Brooks, School of Theology & School of Law Brooks SLAMS Trump OBSESSION with Obama: “A Matter Of Racial Consequence” View full video here
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