(Originally published in 2020 by Holly Baker) In 2020, the Africana Studies Program at the University of Central Florida hosted the second annual Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series benefiting scholarships for Africana Studies Minors.

Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California-Irvine School of Law presented on the topic, Overcoming Injustice: Why Women's Constitutional Citizenship Still Matters.

Professor Goodwin is the founder and director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy and its Reproductive Justice Initiative.

Jeffrey Daglaris spoke to Michele Goodwin about her presentation and her work.