Professor cummings’ Scholarship & Service

Denton, Jack. The State v. Hip-Hop. Pacific Standard (April 26, 2019). Reporter Jack Denton, in his article The State v. Hip-Hop, describes how Pittsburgh rapper “Mayhem Mal” (Jamal Knox) was sent to prison for his lyrics which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found to constitute a “true threat.” Denton quotes Professor andré cummings liberally through the … Professor cummings Quoted in Pacific Standard Article “Hip Hop v. the State”

Professor cummings has gladly accepted the invitation to join the Board of Directors of decARcerate, Arkansas’s primary advocacy organization challenging mass incarceration in AR. decARcerate is a grassroots coalition working to end mass incarceration in Arkansas through education, smart legislation, and community action.

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Teaching Social Justice Through “Hip Hop and the Law”. Hip Hop and the Law – North Carolina Central Law Review Symposium, Durham, NC (April 3, 2019). Materials Professor andré douglas pond cummings spoke at the North Carolina Central University Law Review Symposium entitled “Hip Hop & the Law” on April 3, … Professor cummings Speaks on Hip Hop and the Law at the North Carolina Central University School of Law

cummings, andré douglas pond and Ranko Shiraki Oliver.  Off the Border: Immigration Issues that Affect Arkansans. UA Little Rock Diversity Week, Little Rock, AR (March 28, 2019). Materials Professor Ranko Oliver headlined a panel moderated by Professor andré cummings focusing on immigration issues in Arkansas. The panel “Off the Border: Immigration Issues that Affect Arkansans” … Professor Ranko Shiraki Oliver and Professor andré cummings Speak on Immigration Panel as Part of UA Little Rock’s Diversity Week

cummings, andré douglas pond cummings. To Recognize the Positive Contribution of the Filming of the HBO Series “True Detective” in Arkansas. Arkansas House of Representatives 92nd General Assembly Regular Session, Joint Resolution HCR 1011, March 27, 2019. Broadcast link Arkansas Representative Charlene Fite, in announcing Joint Resolution 1011 recognizing the positive contribution of filming “True … Bowen’s Entertainment Law Class and Professor andré cummings Acknowledged by Arkansas House of Representatives When Announcing “True Detective” Joint Resolution

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Hollywood’s Race and Gender Problem: Turning a Corner? UA Little Rock Diversity Week, Little Rock, AR (March 26, 2019). Materials Professor andré douglas pond cummings spoke about Hollywood’s race and gender discrimination problem at UA Little Rock’s 2019 Diversity week on a panel entitled “Before and Beyond Black Panther: The Evolution … Professor cummings Speaks on “Before and Beyond Black Panther” Panel as Part of UA Little Rock’s Diversity Week

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Abolish Private Prisons. Clinton School of Public Service Speaker Series, Little Rock, AR (March 25, 2019). Materials Professor andré douglas pond cummings, joined by Executive Director John Dacey, spoke on behalf of the Arizona non-profit “Abolish Private Prisons” as part of the Clinton School Speaker Series on March 25, 2019. Dacey … Professor cummings Speaks at the Clinton School of Public Service on Abolishing Private Prisons

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Have We Entered a Post-Dog Whistle Era?. National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference at American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC (March 23, 2019). Materials Professor cummings presented his research on racial dog whistle politics, a kind of racial coding, that has exploded in recent years away from subtle … Professor andré cummings Speaks at the Fourth National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference Analyzing Racial Coding and Dog Whistle Politics

cummings, andré douglas pond. Proposed Arkansas Constitutional Amendment that would allow Arkansas inmates to be paid for the work they do while incarcerated by prohibiting slavery or involuntary servitude while locked up. Arkansas House of Representatives, Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, Little Rock, AR March 13, 2019. Professor cummings testified before the Committee … Professor cummings Appears Before Arkansas House of Representatives Committee on State Agencies and Government Affairs to Urge Prison Reform

cummings, andré douglas pond. Striking “Except as a Punishment for Crime” From the Thirteenth Amendment. The Continuation of Prison Slave Labor in Arkansas, Bowen Law School, Little Rock, AR (February 27, 2019). Materials Prof. cummings delivered remarks entitled “Striking ‘Except as a Punishment for Crime’ From the Thirteenth Amendment” at the decARcerate panel advocating for … Professor andré douglas pond cummings Speaks on decARcerate’s “13th Amendment” Panel