In honor of Black History Month, the Black Law Student Association (BLSA) is hosting a panel discussion on race and equity in the areas of criminal justice, housing, and employment. The discussion will take place Monday, Feb. 26, from 5 to 6:45 p.m. in Kerns Commons (second floor of the law school). Panelists include Rita Bettia, legal director of the ACLU of Iowa, Rob Poggenklass, staff attorney at Iowa Legal Aid, and Emily Cohen, human rights specialist at the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Department. A question and answer session will follow. Food and drinks will be provided.

— Brinet Rutherford