A Tribute to Derrick Bell: Losing a Champion for Equality

A Tribute to Derrick Bell: Losing a Champion for Equality: "t was with great sadness that I received the news that my mentor, teacher and dear friend professor Derrick A. Bell Jr. passed away in New York on Oct. 5 after a long illness. He was 80 years old.

I had the honor and privilege of being one of Bell's students when he taught at Harvard Law School during the 1970s. He took me, and the small cohort of other students of color who were there, under his wing and became a beloved figure whom we admired, trusted and turned to repeatedly for guidance and support."

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