The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will host civil-rights activist Gloria Browne-Marshall at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23.

Browne-Marshall, an associate professor of constitutional law at John Jay College, will discuss her latest book, “The Voting Rights War: The NAACP and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice.”

The event, which will take place inside the law school’s courtroom, is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture.

Browne-Marshall has spoken nationally and internationally about the quest for equality and how it pertains to women and people of color. She is the founder and director of The Law and Policy Group, Inc. She also works as a civil rights attorney and has provided legal commentary for several of America’s leading news correspondents, including CNN, CBS, and C-SPAN.

Partnering with the law school on this event are the UALR Joel E. Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and the National Parks Service.

For information on upcoming law school events, visit the school’s website.