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Judge AW Center Hosted 5th Annual Lecture with MD University Presidents and Education-Focused Organizations

JAWC Highlights The Building of PS103 and The Social Justice Bootcamp

BREAKING: JAWC and Bowie State Partners with MD Office of the Attorney General and MD Office of the Public Defender on Eliminating Mass Incarceration

You're Invited: Judge AW Center Hosts Fifth Annual Lecture on Education: "Increasing Access, Success and Present Day Challenges for Institutions of Higher Education"

JAWC Recognizes The Anniversary of MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech and the March on Washington

Tribute to Former State Senator Tommie Broadwater Jr.

KYS in the Community: Judge Alexander Williams Jr. on DJ Flava Show

"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?": JAWC Honors Frederick Douglass' Keynote Address

JAWC Joins ABC's "To Baltimore, With Love..." Gala with MD State Leaders

News & Events

“We are all part of the problem”: Judge Williams' Remarks on Mass Incarceration, Community Health, and Accountability

On November 21, 2023, Maryland Matters published an article discussing perspective on Attorney General Anthony Brown and Public Defender Natasha Dartique's Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative. The collaborative intends to destabilize the weapon of mass incarceration and its harsh impacts on communities of color.

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Henrietta Lacks Estate and Attorney Ben Crump

Family of Henrietta Lacks Celebrates Settlement of HeLa Cell Lawsuit Against Biotech Giant

“The parties are pleased that they were able to find a way to resolve this matter outside of Court and will have no further comment about the settlement,” said Crump, who was hired in 2021 by Lacks’ family to explore litigation against biotech co

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Featured in Washington Post: Prince George’s pays respect to Tommie Broadwater Jr.

“He was the voice of the people,” said Alexander Williams Jr., a retired U.S. District Court judge and former county state’s attorney who helped with Monday’s arrangements. “He carried a lot of our issues and concerns to Annapolis, and he interacted with other elected officials to bring back the goods and the bacon here in Prince George’s County.”

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Maryland Board of Public Works (Dereck Davis left, Wes Moore middle, Brooke Lierman right)

The Multi-Million Wage Theft: Maryland Issues $13 Million to Unpaid Workers in Prison Wage Theft Scheme

“While the Department of Labor’s investigation is still ongoing, the one thing we know for certain is that the federal government found that thousands of dedicated, hardworking employees were underpaid for hours of work they performed at the department,” said Gov. Wes Moore (D). “We not only owe them this now overdue back pay, frankly we owe them an apology.”

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Karen Y. Bond

For over 20 years, Karen’s career trajectory has taken her from non-profit leader roles in higher education to coaching senior executive teams in diversity and inclusion. Previously, Karen held s

Hon. Judge Alexander Williams, Jr.

Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve on the United States District Court for the