LWVOA presents Structural Racism in Metro Detroit with Prof. Peter Hammer, Wayne State University, Professor of Law, Director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights and A. Alfred Taubman Endowed Chair.

Wednesday, February 26, 2026     1:00 p.m.     Bloomfield Township Public Library  

Prof. Hammer has taught at Wayne Law since 2003 and is the dirctor of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights which is dedicated to promoting the educational, economic, and political empowerment of under-represented communities in urban areas.

The structural racism presentation will focus on the totality of ways in which societies foster racial discrimination by reinforcing systems of housing, education, employment earnings, benefits, credit, media, health care, and criminal justice.

The meeting is free and open to the public.  Light refreshments will be provided.