Katheryn Russell-Brown facts for kids
Katheryn Russell-Brown, born Katheryn K. Russell on September 17, 1961, is an American expert who studies society and laws. She is a professor at the University of Florida Law School. She also leads a center there that studies how race and relationships work in society. Her main focus is understanding how race connects with laws and the justice system.
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Katheryn Russell-Brown's Education Journey
Katheryn Russell-Brown went to many great schools. She earned her first degree, a Bachelor of Arts, from the University of California at Berkeley.
Later, she earned a law degree, called a Juris Doctor, from the Hastings College of Law. She also received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. This degree focused on studying crime and society.
Katheryn Russell-Brown's Career Path
Professor Russell-Brown has taught at several universities. She shared her knowledge with students at Alabama State University and Howard University. She also taught at the City University of New York School of Law.
Her teaching career continued at Washington College of Law and the University of Maryland. She taught at the University of Maryland for many years, from 1992 to 2003.
An important moment in her career was when the Supreme Court of the United States mentioned her work. This happened in a case called Harris v. Alabama in 1995. The court referred to an article she wrote about important legal cases.
Katheryn Russell-Brown's Books and Writings
Katheryn Russell-Brown has written many books and articles. These works often explore how race and the justice system are connected.
Books as Katheryn K. Russell
- The Constitutionality of Jury Override in Alabama Death Penalty Cases (Alabama Law Review: 1994)
- The Color of Crime: Racial Hoaxes, White Fear, Black Protectionism, Police Harassment and Other Macroaggressions (New York University Press: 1998)
- Race and Crime: An Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood Press: 2000)
- Petit Apartheid in the U.S. Criminal Justice System: The Dark Figure of Racism with Dragan Milovanovic (Carolina Academic Press: 2001)
Books as Katheryn Russell-Brown
- Underground Codes: Race, Crime and Related Fires (New York University Press: 2004)
- Protecting Our Own: Race, Crime, and African Americans (Perspectives on Multiracial America) (Rowman & Littlefield: 2006)
- The Color of Crime (New York University Press: 2008)
Children's Books by Katheryn Russell-Brown
Katheryn Russell-Brown has also written wonderful books for young readers. These books often tell inspiring stories about important figures.
- Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, illustrated by Frank Morrison (Lee & Low Books: 2014)
- A Voice Named Aretha, illustrated by Laura Freeman (Bloomsbury: 2020)
- She Was the First: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm, illustrated by Eric Velasquez (Lee & Low Books: 2020)
See also
- Race and crime in the United States
