Dr. Mary Frances Berry inspires the UB community

Pictured, left to right: Athena D. Mutua, PhD, Professor and Floyd H. & Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar, UB School of Law;  Lillian S. Williams, PhD, Associate Professor, UB Depaertment of Africana and American Studies; Mary Frances Berry, PhD, Distinguished Speaker; Vanita L. Jamison, President, Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; and, Petra Holness, 3L, UB School of Law. Photo by Douglas Lavere, April 5, 2023, at The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy.

A fascinating lecture by Dr. Mary Frances Berry continues to inspire the UB community. At the event co-sponsored by The Baldy Center, she provided personal insight about her career as an American historian, writer, lawyer, activist and professor who focuses on U.S. constitutional, and legal, African-American history. Dr. Berry is the the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought, History and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. See the gallery of event photos by Douglas Lavere, here.

The Department of Africana and American Studies hosts a Distinguished Lecture with Dr. Mary Frances Berry in April 2023 in O’Brian Hall. The event was co-sponsored by the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, the School of Law, with support from the Department of History, the Gender Institute and the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies. Photographer: Douglas Levere.

Dr. Mary Frances Berry  at The Baldy Center, April 5, 2023. Photograph courtesy of Douglas Levere.

The distinguished lecture, hosted by the Department of Africana and American Studies, was co-sponsored by The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, and the UB School of Law, with support from the Department of History, the Gender Institute, and, the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies. Learn more about the event of April 5, 2023, here.