{"id":11228,"date":"2023-04-19T16:27:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jointcenter.org\/?p=11228"},"modified":"2023-12-19T16:35:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:35:59","slug":"11228-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jointcenter.org\/11228-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Center President Provides Keynote Speech at ‘Lift Every Voice’ Event Honoring Lani Guinier"},"content":{"rendered":"
Spencer was joined by Danielle Allen, professor and director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard; Cynthia Richie Terrell, executive director of Represent Women; and Grace Ramsey, co-director of Democracy Rising.<\/p>\n Shortly after Guiner\u2019s passing, Spencer spoke with\u00a0NPR<\/a> about her legacy. Learn more about the “Life Every Voice” event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Joint Center President Spencer Overton was a keynote speaker at the celebration of the life and legacy of educator, legal scholar, and civil rights theorist Lani Guinier. The “Lift Every…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[]},"categories":[4],"tags":[104],"jc_blog_category":[],"hashtags":[],"ppma_author":[138],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nJoint Center President Spencer Overton was a keynote speaker at the celebration of the life and legacy of educator, legal scholar, and civil rights theorist Lani Guinier<\/a>. The “Lift Every Voice” event<\/a>, hosted by More Equitable Democracy, represented a unique opportunity to discuss Professor Guinier’s ideas regarding equity, racial justice, and electoral systems change.<\/p>\n