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1 Colum. J. Race & L. i (2011-2012)

handle is hein.journals/cjoral1 and id is 1 raw text is: EDITOR'S NOTE Sheila R Adams* On behalf the Editorial Board and Staff, I am extremely proud to present the Inaugural Issue of the Columbia Journal of Race and Law. In an age where the U.S. Supreme Court increasingly urges colorblindness in its constitutional jurisprudence and where both legal and social commentators have referred to the period following President Barack Obama's election as an age of post-racialism, some may question the necessity or relevance of a new journal dedicated to the study of race and the law. However, such a view would be misguided, as demonstrated by other recent indicators. Arizona's passage of the controversial measure, S.B. 1070, has spawned an outcry from the civil rights community and others that the bill effectively authorizes racial profiling of Latinos in the state, while simultaneously other states have sought to enact similar legislation. Moreover, the disproportionate impact of the current recession and foreclosure crisis on communities of color have brought to the fore the gross inequalities in wealth and homeownership between different racial groups and the social and legal factors, such as residential segregation and discriminatory lending practices, that have contributed to this phenomenon. In short, the relevance of race in our society and, thus, the law, continues to be very much a reality, and the increasingly multi-racial and muld-cultural nature of our communities both complicates and enriches this sphere of academic inquiry. To this end, the Columbia Journal of Race and Law embraces the continual importance of prioritizing this discourse as a means of better understanding contemporary issues and new ideas for social progress. The Journal intends to publish scholarship that focuses broadly on issues concerning race and the law and to provide an intellectual space for academics, practitioners, and students from both within and outside of the legal field who are interested in examining these issues critically. The pieces contained in the following pages underscore the salience of race in the law today and explore both conceptual and practical implications of this intersection. Professor Kendall * J.D. Candidate 2011, Columbia Law School.

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