Community Engagement

To succeed, every institution of higher education needs a broad foundation of supporters. Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law is no exception. FAMU College of Law counts among its supporters an alumni base of more than 1,000 law school graduates, and many friends who have demonstrated their commitment to our mission by providing financial support to the law school.

The Florida A&M University College of Law’s Dean's Advisory Council is a leadership committee that supports the College of Law’s strategic direction and assists in securing the financial resources to achieve its long-range academic and professional goals for the school’s students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Community Engagement

Economic Justice Clinic

FAMU's Legal Clinic Offers Help for Black and Minority Owned Businesses

The Economic Justice (EJ) Clinic provides transactional legal services to underserved businesses, organizations, and individuals to support positive economic development. The EJ Clinic represents clients needing assistance with business formation, tax exemption, regulatory issues, contract drafting, and heirs’ property. The EJ Clinic also engages in public outreach, education, and advocacy to address ongoing issues of racial economic disparities.

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The Women's Law Caucus and the FAMU Law Legal Clinic coordinated participation in the Abortion Rights Rally downtown.

Dr. Jeremy Levitt's Trip to the Motherland Changes Lives of Local Youth

Dr. Jeremy Levitt takes young men from Orlando on a tour of the historic House of Slaves on Goree Island, Senegal. The house was built in 1776 by the Dutch and is the last slave house still standing in Goree. It now serves as a museum.

Dr. Jeremy Levitt and young men from Orlando visit the Africa Renaissance Monument in Dakar, Senegal.

Distinguished Professor of International Law Dr Jeremy Levitt just returned from a trip to Africa. He has been to Africa many times, but this trip was extra special because youngsters from the community joined him. This experience in the Motherland is sure to make a remarkable difference in the lives of the young men. It is a journey they will not forget.

The Stono Institute’s Racial Justice Rites of Passage Program graduated its first cohort of Racial Justice Youth Leadership Scholars in March 2022.

The final stage of the program includes a cultural immersion pilgrimage or Rites of Passage ceremony in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa.

On July 24, 2022, we took six Black male youth scholars to Senegal for six days to undergo the final part of their training including a secret ritual at the Door of No Return in the Gorée Island (Senegal). The trip signified one’s transition into adulthood.

Dr. Levitt is founder and president of the Stono Institute. He is also a distinguished professor of international law at FAMU College of Law.

FAMU LAW Digital Billboards Spread COVID-19 Vaccination Message

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ORLANDO, Fla - Florida A&M University (FAMU) is partnering with the Florida Department of Health to spread the COVID-19 vaccination message to underserved communities.

Digital billboards along I-4 are spreading the message for people to get vaccinated for protection against COVID-19. The billboards come at a time when Orlando is considered by the Centers for Disease and Prevention to have a high COVID-19 community level.

“Digital messaging is so important in our statewide outreach,” said Dr. Cynthia M. Harris, FAMU Associate Dean of Public Health. “Through the fiscal support of the Florida Department of Health, our community engagement activities and the hard work of our FAMU College of Law, we are able to effectively spread the importance of the COVID-19 vaccination – particularly in underserved communities.”

The billboards are in English and Spanish and encourage people to protect themselves by getting vaccinated.

FAMU Law teams up with partners to vaccinate the community

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County visited FAMU Law’s campus twice to provide COVID-19 vaccinations.

FAMU Law also participated in Orange County’s “Communiversity” vaccine events.

Partners included: Jacqueline Bradley and Clarence Otis Family Branch Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida, University of Central Florida, Valencia College Downtown Campus, City of Orlando, Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Florida Technical College, United Foundation of Central Florida and the Black Nurses Association.

Dean Deidre Keller recognized as a 2021 Woman on the Move

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ONYX Magazine’s sixth annual Women on the Move (WOTM), with Founding Partner Orlando Health and Presenting Sponsor Mercedes-Benz of Orlando, will recognize some of Florida’s most impactful and influential Black women during a virtual awards celebration to be held on Friday, March 5, 2021, at 7 p.m., via ONYX Magazine’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Live.

Keeping the Women’s History Month theme, “Refusing to Be Silent,” the event will stress the importance of women standing together for our communities while recognizing women who have shattered the glass ceiling in their professions and persevered against all odds. ONYX Magazine is excited to collaborate with its sponsors to present these phenomenal women-trailblazers who are leading major businesses to succeed on national and international levels in several professional disciplines.

“These powerful and innovative achievers are contributors to a thriving economy every day,” said Richard “Rich” E. Black, ONYX Magazine’s Publisher, CEO and Editor-in-Chief. “Our sponsors and other supporters are pivotal to making Women on the Move one of the most prestigious events to recognize women across Florida.”

Mildred Graham

Executive Director of Community Relations

P:: 407-254-3206
E:: mildred.graham@famu.edu