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8 Mich. J. Gender & L. 101 (2001-2002)
I Will Not Sit Idly By While My Future Is Determined: The Response of the University of Michigan Black Law Students' Alliance to Grutter v. Bollinger, et al.

handle is hein.journals/mjgl8 and id is 111 raw text is: I WILL NOT SIT IDLY BY WHILE MY FUTURE IS DETERMINED: THE RESPONSE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BLACK LAW STUDENTS' ALLIANCE* TO GRUTTER V. BOLLINGER, ET AL. INTRODUCTION Back in 1998, the Michigan Journal of Gender & Law expressed support for the University of Michigan Law School's defense of its af- firmative action policy, which is at controversy in Grutter v. Bollinger.' Today, as in 1998, Wle certainly do not believe the Law School ad- missions policy truly addresses the inequalities within our law school and the legal profession generally. Legal education is unfortunately not a bastion of diversity.2 Women and students of color struggle to be heard and seen, and to achieve equal representation in both the study and practice of law. Without active efforts, we cannot create a society with equal op- portunity for people of different races, genders, and sexual orientations. We strive for such a reality, and we hope that the Law School will not be prohibited from trying to move us there. Diversity is more than a method of enhancing the intellectual experience of law students or a * The Black Law Students' Alliance (BLSA) serves as a political, academic and social resource for students of African descent at the University of Michigan Law School. As a political organization, BLSA works to enlighten the University community about the intersection of law and African-Americans. Further, BLSA seeks to influence poli- cies affecting African-American law students and African-Americans generally. BLSA continues to be a strong voice articulating the shared goals and interests of African- American law students. BLSA members Kimberly Braxton, Jamal M. Edwards and Cecily Carolyn Williams authored the response to Grutter v. Bollinger. Ms. Braxton is chairperson of the University of Michigan Black Law Students' Alliance. A native of Detroit, Michigan, she is an alumna of Wayne State University and is a J.D. candi- date for 2002. Mr. Edwards is BLSA's National/Regional Liaison and Executive Editor of the Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review. In 2002, he will serve as law clerk to Hon. Raymond A. Jackson, U.S. District Court (E.D.Va.) and in 2003, he will serve as law clerk to Hon. Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Court of Ap- peals for the Fourth Circuit. Thereafter, Mr. Edwards will join Kirkland & Ellis as an associate. Ms. Williams, a native of Washington, D.C. and BLSA general body mem- ber, graduated from the University of Virginia and served as Special Assistant to the President during the Clinton Administration. She is a J.D. candidate for 2002. 1. The case is currently on appeal to the Sixth Circuit from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. 2. 5 MICH. J. GENDER &L. 207 (1998).

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